Senate roll call 155 · 27th Congress · Aug 4, 1841
To amend H. R. 8, to provide for the construction and armament of steamers on the northwestern lakes.
On Aug 4, 1841, the Senate voted 22–23 (S 293). Result: failed. By party: Others 22–3, Democrats 0–20.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Aug 4, 1841
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 20 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others22 yes · 3 no · 9 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- John Henderson O-MS
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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