Senate roll call 242 · 28th Congress · Feb 6, 1845
To concur in the amendment to S. 46 to give the postmaster general authority only over publications sent through the mail, and to leave publishers free to send
On Feb 6, 1845, the Senate voted 33–9 (S 46). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 18–3, Others 15–6. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 33
- No
- 9
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Feb 6, 1845
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others15 yes · 6 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- Chester Ashley D-AR voted no
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- 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
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
Did not vote
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- John Henderson O-MS
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- 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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