Senate roll call 12 · 29th Congress · Dec 16, 1845
To pass the resol., (1) instructing the comm. On naval affairs to inquire into the condition of the U.S. Navy, its capacity for defending our coasts and commerc
On Dec 16, 1845, the Senate voted 48–0. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–0, Others 21–0.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 48
- No
- 0
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Dec 16, 1845
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others21 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- 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
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- 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
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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