Senate roll call 184 · 25th Congress · May 23, 1838
To amend the proposed amendment to H.R. 230 (app. May 25, 1838, 5 stat l. 228), a bill making appropriations for continuing the cumberland road through ohio, in
On May 23, 1838, the Senate voted 12–29 (HR 23). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 6–22, Others 6–7. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 12
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- May 23, 1838
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 22 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 7 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted yes
- John Norvell D-MI voted yes
- Lucius Lyon D-MI voted yes
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert 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
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the proposed amendment to H.R. 230…: Senate Vote, May 23…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/25-S-184/to-amend-the-proposed-amendment-to-h-r-230 (accessed 2026-10-17).