Senate roll call 257 · 27th Congress · Aug 30, 1841
To recede from the amendments to H. R. 4, which were disagreed to by the house. These amendments provided that the distribution shall be made to the states acc
On Aug 30, 1841, the Senate voted 25–18 (HR 54). Result: passed. By party: Others 24–1, Democrats 1–17. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Aug 30, 1841
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 17 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others24 yes · 1 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- 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 Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-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
- James Buchanan D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
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
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- 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
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-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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