Senate roll call 185 · 25th Congress · May 23, 1838
To amend H.R. 230 by stipulating that all appropriations made should be subject to the conditions, restrictions, and limitations contained in the act providing
On May 23, 1838, the Senate voted 27–15 (HR 23). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 23–6, Others 4–9. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- May 23, 1838
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 6 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 9 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Lucius Lyon D-MI voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- 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
- Henry Hubbard 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
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- 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
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss 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
- 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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