Senate roll call 189 · 25th Congress · May 25, 1838
To amend H.R. 225, a bill making appropriations for the naval service, by reducing the appropriation for the organization of the south sea exploring expedition
On May 25, 1838, the Senate voted 13–28 (HR 22). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–26, Others 10–2. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- May 25, 1838
By party
- Democrats3 yes · 26 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others10 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted yes
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King 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
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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