Senate roll call 53 · 25th Congress · Dec 29, 1837
To amend S. 31, a bill providing for the settlement of the claim of executrix of the estate of richard meade, by providing that the board examine this claim as
On Dec 29, 1837, the Senate voted 15–28 (S 31). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–20, Others 4–8. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 15
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Dec 29, 1837
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 20 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 8 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- John Tipton D-IN voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted yes
- Robert Strange D-NC voted yes
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted yes
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted yes
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted yes
- Thomas Morris D-OH voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- 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
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Black O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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