Senate roll call 276 · 29th Congress · Jan 20, 1847
To amend H.R. 576, by providing that soldiers honorably discharged before the expiration of their term of service shall receive land warrants and money warrants
On Jan 20, 1847, the Senate voted 29–18 (HR 576). Result: passed. By party: Others 24–0, Democrats 5–18. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jan 20, 1847
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 18 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others24 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS voted yes
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted yes
- Simon Cameron D-PA voted yes
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
Did not vote
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- 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
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- George Mcduffie 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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