Senate roll call 319 · 25th Congress · Jan 24, 1839
To order engrossment and third reading of S. 81 (app. March 3, 1839, 6 stat 760), a bill to pay the claim of peter bargy JR.
On Jan 24, 1839, the Senate voted 18–14 (S 81). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–12, Others 4–2. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jan 24, 1839
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 12 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 2 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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