Senate roll call 55 · 28th Congress · Apr 12, 1844
To pass the bill S. 18, (app. 6/15/1844, 5 stat. 665), to establish a navy yard and depot at or adjacent to memphis, tennessee. (p. 511)
On Apr 12, 1844, the Senate voted 31–11 (S 18). Result: passed. By party: Others 24–2, Democrats 7–9. 7 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 31
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Apr 12, 1844
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 9 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others24 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN voted yes
- David Rice Atchison D-MO voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted yes
- George Mcduffie D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- 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
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- John Fairfield D-ME
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
Did not vote
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Sprague O-RI
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To pass the bill S. 18, (app. 6/15/1844, 5…: Senate Vote, Apr 12, 1844,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/28-S-55/to-pass-the-bill-s-18-app-6-15 (accessed 2026-10-17).