Senate roll call 273 · 24th Congress · Jan 20, 1837
To pass S. 35, a bill authorizing the relinquishment of the 16th section granted for the use of schools and the entry of other lands in lieu thereof.
On Jan 20, 1837, the Senate voted 24–12 (S 35). Result: passed. By party: Others 24–12.
During the 24th Congress (1835–1836), Andrew Jackson was president.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jan 20, 1837
By party
- Others24 yes · 12 no · 25 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Gabriel Moore O-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier O-AR
- William Savin Fulton O-AR
- John Milton Niles O-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert O-GA
- John McCracken Robinson O-IL
- William Lee Davidson Ewing O-IL
- John Tipton O-IN
- William Hendricks O-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas O-LA
- Judah Dana O-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn O-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton O-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker O-MS
- Henry Hubbard O-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. O-NY
- Thomas Morris O-OH
- James Buchanan O-PA
- Felix Grundy O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Ruggles O-ME
- Bedford Brown O-NC
- Robert Strange O-NC
- Thomas Ewing O-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun O-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- Gideon Tomlinson O-CT
- Arnold Naudain O-DE
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Pendleton King O-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton O-LA
- Alexander Porter O-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Robert Henry Goldsborough O-MD
- Ether Shepley O-ME
- John Norvell O-MI
- Lucius Lyon O-MI
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Isaac Hill O-NH
- John Page O-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall O-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Samuel Mckean O-PA
- Benjamin Watkins Leigh O-VA
- John Tyler O-VA
- Richard Elliott Parker O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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