Senate roll call 255 · 28th Congress · Feb 13, 1845
To pass S. 119 as amended, a bill providing for the purchase of United States surpreme court decisions for distribution among the several states and territories
On Feb 13, 1845, the Senate voted 21–20 (S 119). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 1–20, Others 20–0. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 13, 1845
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 20 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others20 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- 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
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- John Fairfield D-ME
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- 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
- George Mcduffie D-SC
Did not vote
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- James Semple D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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