Senate roll call 350 · 25th Congress · Feb 22, 1839
To amend by substitution H.R. 1146 (app. Mar. 3, 1839, 5 stat l. 364), a bill providing for the erection of a new jail in the district of columbia, washington,
On Feb 22, 1839, the Senate voted 5–24 (HR 11). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 5–14, Others 0–10. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 5
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Feb 22, 1839
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 14 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 10 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted yes
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted yes
- Samuel Mckean D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend by substitution H.R. 1146 (app…: Senate Vote, Feb 22, 1839,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/25-S-350/to-amend-by-substitution-h-r-1146-app-mar (accessed 2026-10-17).