Senate roll call 386 · 25th Congress · Mar 1, 1839
To amend the fourth res. By providing that the state of maine should leave the decision of her rights to the disputed lands to the federal govt. And refrain fro
On Mar 1, 1839, the Senate voted 24–21. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–14, Others 8–7. 14 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 24
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Mar 1, 1839
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 14 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others8 yes · 7 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted no
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted no
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted no
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted no
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
- William Cabell Rives D-VA voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- William Allen D-OH
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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