Senate roll call 551 · 27th Congress · Jul 21, 1842
To agree to the amendment as amended to S. 293, which provides for the payment of the claims of specific individuals, so that the amount awarded shall not excee
On Jul 21, 1842, the Senate voted 19–15 (S 1). Result: passed. By party: Others 13–8, Democrats 6–7. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jul 21, 1842
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 7 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others13 yes · 8 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- George Evans O-ME
- John Henderson O-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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