Senate roll call 604 · 27th Congress · Aug 12, 1842
To postpone indefinitely H.R. 277, for the claim of the legal representatives of colonel john h. Stone.
On Aug 12, 1842, the Senate voted 20–8 (HR 4). Result: passed. By party: Others 11–4, Democrats 9–4. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 20
- No
- 8
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Aug 12, 1842
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 4 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others11 yes · 4 no · 19 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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