Senate roll call 87 · 29th Congress · Jun 6, 1846
On ordering engrossment and third reading of S. 68, providing for the ascertainment of claims of american citizens for spoliation prior to july 31, 1801. (JP.
On Jun 6, 1846, the Senate voted 27–21 (S 68). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 7–20, Others 20–1. 7 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jun 6, 1846
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 20 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others20 yes · 1 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- Chester Ashley D-AR voted yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL voted yes
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted yes
- Samuel Houston D-TX voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
Did not vote
- James Semple D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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