Senate roll call 394 · 25th Congress · Mar 2, 1839
To retain the Senate amendment to H.R. 981 (app. Mar. 3, 1839, 5 stat l. 339), a bill making appropriations for civil and diplomatic expenses for 1839, which am
On Mar 2, 1839, the Senate voted 23–7 (HR 981). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 20–3, Others 3–4. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 7
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Mar 2, 1839
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 3 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 4 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge 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
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- 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
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John Tipton D-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-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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Capitol Receipts, “To retain the Senate amendment to H.R. 981…: Senate Vote, Mar 2, 1839,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/25-S-394/to-retain-the-senate-amendment-to-h-r-981 (accessed 2026-10-17).