Senate roll call 273 · 29th Congress · Jan 19, 1847
To amend H.R. 576, by instructing the committee on military affairs to include commissioned officers of volunteer companies, in addition to those persons who se
On Jan 19, 1847, the Senate voted 26–26 (HR 576). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–14, Others 13–12. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jan 19, 1847
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 14 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others13 yes · 12 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted yes
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL voted yes
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA voted yes
- Sidney Breese D-IL voted yes
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN voted yes
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted yes
- Lewis Cass D-MI voted yes
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted yes
- Simon Cameron D-PA voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- 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
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby 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
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- James Semple D-IL
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
- James Murray Mason D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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