Senate roll call 405 · 25th Congress · Mar 2, 1839
To table the motion to reconsider the vote adopting the resolution for the distribution of the compilation of land laws, opinions and instructions.
On Mar 2, 1839, the Senate voted 17–13. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 10–12, Others 7–1. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 17
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Mar 2, 1839
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 12 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 1 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- Alexander Mouton D-LA voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- John Norvell D-MI voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY voted yes
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- William Allen D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
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 Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent 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
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- 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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