Senate roll call 256 · 29th Congress · Aug 10, 1846
To pass H.R. 5 (9 stat 102, 8/10,1846), establishing smithsonian institute for the increase and diffusion of knowledge. (JP. 519)
On Aug 10, 1846, the Senate voted 26–13 (HR 5). Result: passed. By party: Others 20–0, Democrats 6–13. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Aug 10, 1846
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 13 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Others20 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted yes
- David Rice Atchison D-MO voted yes
- Jesse Speight D-MS voted yes
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted yes
- Simon Cameron D-PA voted yes
- Samuel Houston D-TX voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- James Semple D-IL
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
- James Murray Mason D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.R. 5 (9 stat 102, 8/10,1846)…: Senate Vote, Aug 10, 1846,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/29-S-256/to-pass-h-r-5-9-stat-102-8 (accessed 2026-10-16).