Senate roll call 27 · 25th Congress · Oct 3, 1837
To amend amendment permitting treasury notes of any denomination to be accepted at the place where they are payable, in payment of public dues.
On Oct 3, 1837, the Senate voted 23–20 (S 6). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 15–15, Others 8–5. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Oct 3, 1837
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 15 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others8 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted no
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted no
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted no
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- Samuel Mckean D-PA 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
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Davis O-MA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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