Senate roll call 279 · 28th Congress · Feb 28, 1845
To pass the bill S. 84, for the relief of the state of michigan and certain railroad companies, extending the time originally allowed to transport certain railr
On Feb 28, 1845, the Senate voted 22–18 (S 84). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 5–15, Others 17–3. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Feb 28, 1845
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 15 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others17 yes · 3 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA voted yes
- James Semple D-IL voted yes
- Levi Woodbury D-NH voted yes
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC voted yes
- George Mcduffie D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- 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
- 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
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
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Sprague O-RI
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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