Senate roll call 477 · 27th Congress · Jun 20, 1842
To amend the bill S. 256 (app. 8/26/1842), providing for publication of the journals of the exploratory expedition under lieutenant wilkes of the U.S. Navy, by
On Jun 20, 1842, the Senate voted 18–21 (S 5). Result: failed. By party: Others 16–8, Democrats 2–13. 2 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jun 20, 1842
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 13 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others16 yes · 8 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the bill S. 256 (app. 8/26/1842)…: Senate Vote, Jun 20, 1842,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/27-S-477/to-amend-the-bill-s-256-app-8-26 (accessed 2026-10-17).