Senate roll call 61 · 26th Congress · Mar 27, 1840
To recommit the bill S. 3, to more effectually secure public money in the hands of officers and agents of the government, and to punish public defaulters, to TH
On Mar 27, 1840, the Senate voted 10–27 (S 3). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–25, Others 10–2.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 10
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Mar 27, 1840
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 25 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others10 yes · 2 no · 16 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Henderson O-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert Strange D-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
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To recommit the bill S. 3, to more…: Senate Vote, Mar 27, 1840,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/26-S-61/to-recommit-the-bill-s-3-to-more-effectually (accessed 2026-10-13).