Senate roll call 167 · 27th Congress · Aug 9, 1841
To amend H. R. 4, to provide that the proceeds of lands sold originally intended to be used for roads in alabama, be applied to the construction of a railroad f
On Aug 9, 1841, the Senate voted 22–20 (HR 47). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 21–0, Others 1–20.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Aug 9, 1841
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 20 no · 13 didn’t vote
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
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- 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
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
Other votes
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