Senate roll call 171 · 25th Congress · May 17, 1838
To table a resolution concerning the condition of the banks in the district of columbia, applying for extension of their charters, and consider S. 270.
On May 17, 1838, the Senate voted 17–18 (S 270). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 7–18, Others 10–0. 7 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- May 17, 1838
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 18 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others10 yes · 0 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- John Tipton D-IN voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted yes
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted yes
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Norvell D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White 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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