Senate roll call 364 · 25th Congress · Feb 27, 1839
To adopt the resolution requesting the postmaster general to inform the Senate why he has not communicated the information regarding the removal of deputy postm
On Feb 27, 1839, the Senate voted 30–10. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–10, Others 14–0. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Feb 27, 1839
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 10 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Others14 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
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
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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