Senate roll call 129 · 29th Congress · Jun 29, 1846
To consent to the nomination of william o. Butler to be a major general in the military service of the U.S. (p. 106, 109)
On Jun 29, 1846, the Senate voted 44–0. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 25–0, Others 19–0.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 44
- No
- 0
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jun 29, 1846
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 0 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others19 yes · 0 no · 8 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Joseph Cilley O-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
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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