Senate roll call 302 · 26th Congress · Feb 20, 1841
To table the resolution to repeal the "act for the collection, safekeeping, transfer, and disbursement of the public revenue."
On Feb 20, 1841, the Senate voted 27–25. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–2, Others 0–23. 2 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Feb 20, 1841
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 23 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME 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
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- 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
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- 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
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- John Davis O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
Other votes
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