Senate roll call 649 · 27th Congress · Aug 25, 1842
To agree to the amendment, as amended, to H. R. 547, which would put tea and coffee on the free list when they are imported from their place of growth in americ
On Aug 25, 1842, the Senate voted 28–15 (HR 14). Result: passed. By party: Others 22–6, Democrats 6–9. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Aug 25, 1842
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 9 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others22 yes · 6 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Levi Woodbury D-NH voted yes
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- 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
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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