Senate roll call 278 · 28th Congress · Feb 28, 1845
To pass the bill S. 87, enabling the chickasaw nation of indians to try the validity of their claims in the courts of the United States. (p. 365)
On Feb 28, 1845, the Senate voted 18–15 (S 87). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 10–8, Others 8–7. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Feb 28, 1845
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 8 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others8 yes · 7 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted no
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- James Semple D-IL voted no
- David Rice Atchison D-MO voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- George Mcduffie D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- James Semple D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
Did not vote
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Fairfield D-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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