Senate roll call 307 · 25th Congress · Jan 18, 1839
To amend S. 53 by eliminating its provision for repayment of the appropriations out of the two per cent reserved for making roads, because this fund is exhauste
On Jan 18, 1839, the Senate voted 22–24 (S 53). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–17, Others 9–7. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jan 18, 1839
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 17 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others9 yes · 7 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted yes
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- John Norvell D-MI voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS voted yes
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted yes
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted yes
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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