Senate roll call 172 · 25th Congress · May 17, 1838
To table the resolution concerning the condition of the banks in the district of columbia applying for extensions of their charters, in order to take up S. 270.
On May 17, 1838, the Senate voted 31–10. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 20–10, Others 11–0. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 31
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- May 17, 1838
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 10 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others11 yes · 0 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC 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
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- 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
- John Norvell D-MI
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- 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
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
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