Senate roll call 155 · 28th Congress · Jun 11, 1844
To table the bill S. 88, providing for the remission of duties on railroad iron imported prior to july 14, 1842. (p. 661)
On Jun 11, 1844, the Senate voted 18–21 (S 88). Result: failed. By party: Others 11–14, Democrats 7–7. 7 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jun 11, 1844
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 7 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others11 yes · 14 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted no
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC voted no
- George Mcduffie D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Fairfield D-ME
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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