Senate roll call 240 · 25th Congress · Jun 29, 1838
To amend S. 359 by eliminating optional privileges as reason to receive bank notes in payment of same.
On Jun 29, 1838, the Senate voted 22–24 (S 359). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–13, Others 3–11. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jun 29, 1838
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 13 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 11 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- Felix Grundy D-TN voted no
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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