Senate roll call 117 · 25th Congress · Mar 24, 1838
To amend S. 157 by gradually prohibiting the government from receiving bank notes, begining 1839 instead of 1838.
On Mar 24, 1838, the Senate voted 42–9 (S 157). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 31–4, Others 11–5. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 42
- No
- 9
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Mar 24, 1838
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others11 yes · 5 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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