Senate roll call 216 · 25th Congress · Jun 12, 1838
To pass S. 241 (app. July 7, 1838, 5 stat l. 302), a bill to promote the cultivation of tropical plants in U.S. Globe shows action was to order engrossment.
On Jun 12, 1838, the Senate voted 26–11 (S 241). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 18–10, Others 8–1. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 11
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jun 12, 1838
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 10 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others8 yes · 1 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John Tipton D-IN
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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