Senate roll call 63 · 26th Congress · Mar 31, 1840
To table the resolution s.r. 4, that the President of the Senate and the speaker of the house of rep. Adjourn their respective houses, sine die on monday the 18
On Mar 31, 1840, the Senate voted 23–17. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–11, Others 7–6. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Mar 31, 1840
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 11 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 6 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted no
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps 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
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
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
- 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
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
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