Senate roll call 285 · 25th Congress · Jan 3, 1839
To recommit to the committee on public lands S. 1, with instructions to amend it so as to restrict its benefits to actual settlers, and leave the number of acre
On Jan 3, 1839, the Senate voted 26–17 (S 1). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–17, Others 12–0. 14 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jan 3, 1839
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 17 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- Lucius Lyon D-MI voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Robert Strange D-NC voted yes
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted yes
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted yes
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted yes
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted yes
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted yes
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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