Senate roll call 346 · 29th Congress · Feb 27, 1847
To amend H.R. 635, (9 stat 152, 3/2/1847), making appropriations for the post office dept. For the fiscal year ending june 30, 1848, by eliminating the 3rd sect
On Feb 27, 1847, the Senate voted 24–21 (HR 635). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 4–21, Others 20–0. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Feb 27, 1847
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 21 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others20 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL voted yes
- Simon Cameron D-PA voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
Did not vote
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 635, (9 stat 152, 3/2/1847)…: Senate Vote, Feb 27, 1847,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/29-S-346/to-amend-h-r-635-9-stat-152-3 (accessed 2026-10-16).