Senate roll call 100 · 29th Congress · Jun 12, 1846
To amend the resolution ratifying treaty with great britain as to boundaries between U.S. And great britain west of rockies, by withdrawing from hudson bay comp
On Jun 12, 1846, the Senate voted 10–31. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–13, Others 2–18. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 10
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jun 12, 1846
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 13 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others2 yes · 18 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted yes
- Chester Ashley D-AR voted yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- John Fairfield D-ME voted yes
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH voted yes
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted yes
- John Adams Dix D-NY voted yes
- Samuel Houston D-TX voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John Fairfield D-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Samuel Houston D-TX
How each senator voted: No
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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