Senate roll call 189 · 28th Congress · Jun 14, 1844
To postpone consideration of S. 88 until the first monday in dec., in order to prevent further action during the present session of Congress.
On Jun 14, 1844, the Senate voted 20–20 (S 88). Result: failed. By party: Others 10–11, Democrats 10–9. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 20
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jun 14, 1844
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 9 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others10 yes · 11 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted no
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA voted no
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN 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
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-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
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 Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- 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
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Upham O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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