Senate roll call 204 · 25th Congress · Jun 6, 1838
To amend S. 234, a bill providing for the benefit of the mount carmel and new albany railroad company by eliminating all after the enacting clause, and introduc
On Jun 6, 1838, the Senate voted 23–11 (S 234). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–6, Others 6–5. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jun 6, 1838
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 6 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 5 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted no
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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