Senate roll call 311 · 25th Congress · Jan 22, 1839
To advise and consent to the ratification of the treaty between the U.S., and the miami indians concluded on nov. 6, 1838.
On Jan 22, 1839, the Senate voted 18–15. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 13–13, Others 5–2. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Jan 22, 1839
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 13 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 2 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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