Senate roll call 252 · 25th Congress · Jul 4, 1838
To concur in the amendment of the house to S. 384 (app. July 5, 1838, 5 stat l. 255), a bill modifying the last clause of the 5th section of the deposit act of
On Jul 4, 1838, the Senate voted 29–17 (S 384). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 15–17, Others 14–0. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 29
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jul 4, 1838
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 17 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others14 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- John Tipton D-IN voted yes
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted yes
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted yes
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted yes
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted yes
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted yes
- Felix Grundy D-TN voted yes
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted yes
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. 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
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- 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
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- William Allen D-OH
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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