Senate roll call 813 · 27th Congress · Mar 3, 1843
To postpone the previous orders for the purpose of considering H. R. 655 (5 stats. L 647, app. 3/3/1843), a bill to grant pensions to certain widows of revoluti
On Mar 3, 1843, the Senate voted 23–10 (HR 655). Result: passed. By party: Others 15–6, Democrats 8–4. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Mar 3, 1843
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 4 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others15 yes · 6 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted no
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- George Mcduffie D-SC voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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