Senate roll call 110 · 28th Congress · May 22, 1844
To postpone indefinitely, consideration of the bill H.R. 256, to regulate the pay of the army. (p. 615)
On May 22, 1844, the Senate voted 26–19 (HR 256). Result: passed. By party: Others 24–0, Democrats 2–19. 2 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- May 22, 1844
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 19 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others24 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- John Fairfield D-ME
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
Did not vote
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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