Senate roll call 338 · 29th Congress · Feb 17, 1847
To amend H.R. 596, by a provision that in every case of loss or capture of a U.S. Navy vessel, credit be given to purser of such vessels by accounting officers
On Feb 17, 1847, the Senate voted 26–13 (HR 596). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 13–9, Others 13–4. 9 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
- Feb 17, 1847
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 9 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others13 yes · 4 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- David Rice Atchison D-MO voted no
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS voted no
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted no
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
- Simon Cameron D-PA voted no
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
How each senator voted: No
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
Did not vote
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- James Semple D-IL
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- William Allen D-OH
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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