Senate roll call 329 · 26th Congress · Mar 3, 1841
To reconsider the vote to order engrossment and third reading of the bill H.R. 539, concerning navy pensions and half pay.
On Mar 3, 1841, the Senate voted 17–23 (HR 539). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–18, Others 13–5. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Mar 3, 1841
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 18 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others13 yes · 5 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN voted yes
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Franklin Pierce 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
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- 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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