Senate roll call 280 · 26th Congress · Jan 20, 1841
To pass the bill H.R. 536 (app. Feb. 2, 1841) to make temporary provisions for lunatics in the district of columbia.
On Jan 20, 1841, the Senate voted 41–6 (HR 536). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 22–5, Others 19–1. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 41
- No
- 6
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jan 20, 1841
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others19 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John Henderson O-MS
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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