Senate roll call 303 · 24th Congress · Feb 1, 1837
To amend amendment to S. 20 by giving any father, or widowed mother the right to "purchase" land in the name of each child, rather than "enter" land in the name
On Feb 1, 1837, the Senate voted 22–21 (S 20). Result: passed. By party: Others 22–21.
During the 24th Congress (1835–1836), Andrew Jackson was president.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Feb 1, 1837
By party
- Others22 yes · 21 no · 18 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King O-AL
- Gideon Tomlinson O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Pendleton King O-GA
- William Hendricks O-IN
- 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 Ewing O-OH
- Thomas Morris O-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun O-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Gabriel Moore 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
- 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
- Henry Hubbard O-NH
- John Page O-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. O-NY
- Felix Grundy O-TN
Did not vote
- Arnold Naudain O-DE
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- John Tipton O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton O-LA
- Alexander Porter O-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Robert Henry Goldsborough O-MD
- Ether Shepley O-ME
- Robert Strange O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Isaac Hill O-NH
- James Buchanan O-PA
- Samuel Mckean O-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- 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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