Senate roll call 320 · 24th Congress · Feb 6, 1837
To table the petition of the citizens of ohio and mass. To abolish slavery in the district of columbia.
On Feb 6, 1837, the Senate voted 31–15. Result: passed. By party: Others 31–15.
During the 24th Congress (1835–1836), Andrew Jackson was president.
- Yes
- 31
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Feb 6, 1837
By party
- Others31 yes · 15 no · 15 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
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert O-GA
- John Pendleton King O-GA
- John McCracken Robinson O-IL
- Robert Carter Nicholas O-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles O-ME
- 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
- Silas Wright Jr. O-NY
- James Buchanan O-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun O-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Gideon Tomlinson O-CT
- John Milton Niles O-CT
- John Tipton O-IN
- William Hendricks O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Garret Dorset Wall O-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Thomas Ewing O-OH
- Thomas Morris O-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- Arnold Naudain O-DE
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- William Lee Davidson Ewing O-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton O-LA
- Alexander Porter O-LA
- Robert Henry Goldsborough O-MD
- Ether Shepley O-ME
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Isaac Hill O-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- 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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Capitol Receipts, “To table the petition of the citizens of…: Senate Vote, Feb 6, 1837,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/24-S-320/to-table-the-petition-of-the-citizens-of-ohio (accessed 2026-10-18).