Senate roll call 322 · 25th Congress · Jan 30, 1839
To pass the motion inquiring what would be the deficiency in the U.S. Treasury, had the bill for distributing the proceeds from the sale of public lands become
On Jan 30, 1839, the Senate voted 37–1. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 26–0, Others 11–1.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 37
- No
- 1
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jan 30, 1839
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 0 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others11 yes · 1 no · 7 didn’t vote
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
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Hugh Lawson White 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
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
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