Senate roll call 35 · 25th Congress · Oct 10, 1837
To amend S. 5 by giving importers the option to land goods, warehouse them, and place goods upon which such duties are chargeable in storage pursuant to the pro
On Oct 10, 1837, the Senate voted 14–23 (S 5). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–13, Others 1–10. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 14
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Oct 10, 1837
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 13 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 10 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- John Tipton D-IN voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Lucius Lyon D-MI voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted no
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted no
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
How each senator voted: No
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence 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
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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