Senate roll call 293 · 24th Congress · Jan 31, 1837
To agree to amended amendment to S. 20, proposing that the right of preemption shall not extend beyond any state or organized territory, and continuing this act
On Jan 31, 1837, the Senate voted 26–19 (S 20). Result: passed. By party: Others 26–19.
During the 24th Congress (1835–1836), Andrew Jackson was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jan 31, 1837
By party
- Others26 yes · 19 no · 16 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
- William Hendricks O-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas O-LA
- Judah Dana O-ME
- John Norvell O-MI
- Lucius Lyon O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn O-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton O-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker O-MS
- Bedford Brown O-NC
- Robert Strange O-NC
- Henry Hubbard O-NH
- John Page O-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. O-NY
- Felix Grundy O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Gideon Tomlinson O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Tipton O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles O-ME
- Garret Dorset Wall O-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Thomas Morris 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
- Arnold Naudain O-DE
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- John Pendleton King O-GA
- Alexander Mouton O-LA
- Alexander Porter O-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Robert Henry Goldsborough O-MD
- Ether Shepley O-ME
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Isaac Hill O-NH
- Thomas Ewing O-OH
- James Buchanan O-PA
- Samuel Mckean O-PA
- Benjamin Watkins Leigh O-VA
- John Tyler O-VA
- Richard Elliott Parker O-VA
Other votes
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