Senate roll call 319 · 26th Congress · Mar 2, 1841
To amend H.R. 544, a bill to make appropriations for the naval service for the year 1841, by providing to establish two life-boat stations.
On Mar 2, 1841, the Senate voted 18–14 (HR 544). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 5–12, Others 13–2. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Mar 2, 1841
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 12 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others13 yes · 2 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Norvell D-MI voted yes
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted yes
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn 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
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- 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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