Senate roll call 215 · 27th Congress · Aug 20, 1841
To amend H. R. 4, so as to prevent the distribution proposed in this act when it makes it necessary to impose duties on imports in order to defray promptly all
On Aug 20, 1841, the Senate voted 15–26. Result: failed. By party: Others 0–26, Democrats 15–0.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Aug 20, 1841
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 26 no · 8 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- 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
- 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
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
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