Senate roll call 194 · 28th Congress · Jun 15, 1844
To consent to the nomination of jonathan kearsley, as receiver of public money at detroit, michigan from feb. 10, 1844.
On Jun 15, 1844, the Senate voted 16–22. Result: failed. By party: Others 0–20, Democrats 16–2. 2 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jun 15, 1844
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 2 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 20 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
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
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- John Fairfield D-ME
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
How each senator voted: No
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- George Evans O-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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