Senate roll call 51 · 28th Congress · Apr 2, 1844
To amend S. 51, by authorizing the franking of documents which have been or may be, printed by order of either house of Congress. (p. 470)
On Apr 2, 1844, the Senate voted 10–28 (S 51). Result: failed. By party: Others 2–20, Democrats 8–8. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 10
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Apr 2, 1844
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 8 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 20 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- James Semple D-IL voted no
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted no
- Levi Woodbury D-NH voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- George Mcduffie D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden 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
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- William Allen D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Sprague O-RI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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