Senate roll call 156 · 28th Congress · Jun 11, 1844
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 88, remitting duties on railroad iron imported prior to july 14, 1842.
On Jun 11, 1844, the Senate voted 16–30 (S 88). Result: failed. By party: Others 8–17, Democrats 8–13. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jun 11, 1844
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 13 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others8 yes · 17 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted yes
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA voted yes
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted yes
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC voted yes
- George Mcduffie D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- 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
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Fairfield D-ME
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- James Semple D-IL
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- William Sprague O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
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