Senate roll call 48 · 27th Congress · Jul 6, 1841
To change the daily meeting hour of the Senate from 10 to 11 a.m., beginning july 6, 1841.
On Jul 6, 1841, the Senate voted 13–31 (HR 73). Result: failed. By party: Others 3–22, Democrats 10–9. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jul 6, 1841
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 9 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 22 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted no
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted no
- Levi Woodbury D-NH voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- 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
- George Evans O-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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