Senate roll call 109 · 27th Congress · Jul 23, 1841
To amend MR. Nicholson's amendment to S. 3, so as to eliminate the section which would include corporations "except those in which the stock is owned wholly, or
On Jul 23, 1841, the Senate voted 24–22 (S 216). Result: passed. By party: Others 21–5, Democrats 3–17. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jul 23, 1841
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 17 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others21 yes · 5 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-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
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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