Senate roll call 137 · 25th Congress · Apr 6, 1838
To concur, as in the committee of the whole, with the amendment to S. 250, providing for the punishment of citizens of the district for duelling within or outsi
On Apr 6, 1838, the Senate voted 15–16 (S 250). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–14, Others 5–2. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Apr 6, 1838
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 14 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 2 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- Perry Smith D-CT voted yes
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- Robert Strange D-NC voted yes
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted yes
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted yes
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted yes
- Felix Grundy D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- 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
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Allen D-OH
- 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
- John Tipton D-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- 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
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
Other votes
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