Senate roll call 242 · 25th Congress · Jun 29, 1838
To amend S. 359 by authorizing the treasurer of the U.S. To order collectors and receivers of public money to change bank notes to specie at least once every si
On Jun 29, 1838, the Senate voted 26–24 (S 359). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 26–8, Others 0–16. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Jun 29, 1838
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 8 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 16 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted no
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC 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
- 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
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- 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
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-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
- John Norvell D-MI
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- 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
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- 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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