Senate roll call 311 · 26th Congress · Feb 27, 1841
To amend, in the nature of a substitute, the bill S. 162 which is the act entitled "an act supplementary to the act entitled an act to amend the judicial system
On Feb 27, 1841, the Senate voted 34–13 (S 162). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–12, Others 18–1. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 34
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Feb 27, 1841
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 12 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others18 yes · 1 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA 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
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- 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
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- 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
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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