Senate roll call 80 · 29th Congress · May 28, 1846
To consent to the nomination of marcus morton, to be collector of customs for the district of boston and charlestown, state of massachusetts. (p. 11-31, 80)
On May 28, 1846, the Senate voted 28–11. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 22–5, Others 6–6. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- May 28, 1846
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 5 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 6 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted no
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL voted no
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA voted no
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS voted no
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- John Fairfield D-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
How each senator voted: No
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- 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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