Senate roll call 135 · 25th Congress · Apr 6, 1838
To amend S. 250 by stipulating that anyone guilty shall be incapable of holding office or appointment under authority of U.S.
On Apr 6, 1838, the Senate voted 14–17 (S 250). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–11, Others 3–6. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 14
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Apr 6, 1838
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 11 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 6 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Davis O-MA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson 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
- John Norvell D-MI
- Robert Strange D-NC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- 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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