Senate roll call 278 · 26th Congress · Jan 19, 1841
To recommit S. 28 to committee with instructions to report amends. Thereto providing to grant proceeds of sales of public lands among the several states, in jus
On Jan 19, 1841, the Senate voted 18–24 (S 28). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 1–22, Others 17–2. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jan 19, 1841
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 22 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others17 yes · 2 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Henderson O-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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