Senate roll call 263 · 25th Congress · Jul 6, 1838
To amend H.R. 394 by providing that expenditures under this bill be made under the direction of the pres. And shall not interfere with the regular annual expens
On Jul 6, 1838, the Senate voted 19–16 (HR 39). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 19–5, Others 0–11. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jul 6, 1838
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 5 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 11 no · 8 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
- 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
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- 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
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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