Senate roll call 178 · 25th Congress · May 21, 1838
To substitute for S. 270, a bill extending the charters of various banks to july 4, 1840 provided that they cease receiving or paying out all paper currency sma
On May 21, 1838, the Senate voted 24–16 (S 270). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 23–7, Others 1–9. 7 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- May 21, 1838
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 7 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 9 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Felix Grundy D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Tipton D-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- 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
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- 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
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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