Senate roll call 198 · 27th Congress · Aug 17, 1841
To amend H. R. 4, to propose that the lands shall be located in parcels of not less than 320 acres in any one location on any public land, instead of on any pub
On Aug 17, 1841, the Senate voted 24–18 (HR 47). Result: passed. By party: Others 7–18, Democrats 17–0.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Aug 17, 1841
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 0 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 18 no · 9 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
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- 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
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
Other votes
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