Senate roll call 62 · 26th Congress · Mar 30, 1840
To bring up for final passage, the bill H.R. 18, additional to the act on the subject of treasury notes.
On Mar 30, 1840, the Senate voted 25–8 (HR 18). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 21–2, Others 4–6. 2 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 8
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Mar 30, 1840
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 2 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 6 no · 18 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO 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
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- 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
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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