Senate roll call 155 · 29th Congress · Jul 15, 1846
To pass S. 54 (9 stat 53, 8/6/1846), amending an act entitled "an act to provide revenue from imports, and to change and modify existing laws imposing duties on
On Jul 15, 1846, the Senate voted 31–20 (S 54). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–3, Others 4–17. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 31
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jul 15, 1846
By party
- Democrats27 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 17 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
- Simon Cameron D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-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
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- James Semple D-IL
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- William Upham O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To pass S. 54 (9 stat 53, 8/6/1846)…: Senate Vote, Jul 15, 1846,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/29-S-155/to-pass-s-54-9-stat-53-8-6 (accessed 2026-10-16).