Senate roll call 12 · 25th Congress · Sep 16, 1837
To postpone consideration, as in committee of the whole, of S. 2, a bill authorizing the secretary of treasury to issue treasury notes, in order to delay action
On Sep 16, 1837, the Senate voted 28–18 (S 2). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–15, Others 11–3. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 28
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Sep 16, 1837
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 15 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others11 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Lucius Lyon D-MI voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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