Senate roll call 538 · 27th Congress · Jul 16, 1842
To amend S. 293, so as to include cases arising out of the black hawk war with the northwestern indians.
On Jul 16, 1842, the Senate voted 8–23. Result: failed. By party: Others 6–15, Democrats 2–8. 2 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 8
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Jul 16, 1842
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 8 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 15 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Sprague O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- 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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