Senate roll call 374 · 25th Congress · Feb 28, 1839
To not advise and consent to the nominations of isaac MC kiever and john p. Jantzinger as captains in the U.S. Navy.
On Feb 28, 1839, the Senate voted 34–8. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 19–8, Others 15–0. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 34
- No
- 8
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 28, 1839
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 8 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others15 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- 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
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- 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 Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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