Senate roll call 188 · 30th Congress · Jul 26, 1848
To amend S. 324 by providing that in cases involving title to slaves the territorial government's supreme court shall, regardless of value of the property or ti
On Jul 26, 1848, the Senate voted 31–19 (S 324). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–19, Others 17–0. 14 members voted against their own party.
During the 30th Congress (1847–1848), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 31
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jul 26, 1848
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 19 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others17 yes · 0 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME voted yes
- James Ware Bradbury D-ME voted yes
- Alpheus Felch D-MI voted yes
- Thomas Fitzgerald D-MI voted yes
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted yes
- John Adams Dix D-NY voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted yes
- Samuel Houston D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX voted yes
- Henry Dodge D-WI voted yes
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Presley Spruance O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Thomas Metcalfe O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- James Ware Bradbury D-ME
- Alpheus Felch D-MI
- Thomas Fitzgerald D-MI
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- John Hopkins Clarke O-RI
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
- Henry Dodge D-WI
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Solon Borland D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- Herschel Vespasian Johnson D-GA
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Solomon Weathersbee Downs D-LA
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Henry Stuart Foote D-MS
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Roger Sherman Baldwin O-CT
- John Wales O-DE
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Joseph Rogers Underwood O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Wyman Bradbury Seavy Moor D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- John Bell O-TN
Other votes
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