Senate roll call 164 · 25th Congress · May 10, 1838
To advise and consent to the ratification of the convention between the U.S. And the republic of texas for making the boundary between them, concluded on apr. 2
On May 10, 1838, the Senate voted 34–3. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 24–3, Others 10–0. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 34
- No
- 3
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- May 10, 1838
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 3 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others10 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO 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
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- John Norvell D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Thomas Morris D-OH
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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