Senate roll call 241 · 25th Congress · Jun 29, 1838
To amend S. 359 by providing that payments of all public moneys shall be made to the public creditors by the officer or officers of the government making the de
On Jun 29, 1838, the Senate voted 19–29 (S 359). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–14, Others 0–15. 14 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 29
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- Jun 29, 1838
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 14 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 15 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Lucius Lyon D-MI voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted no
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted no
- Samuel Mckean 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
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- 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
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Samuel Mckean 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
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- 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
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