Senate roll call 98 · 25th Congress · Feb 8, 1838
To advise and consent to the nomination of henry a. Muhlenberg as envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to austria.
On Feb 8, 1838, the Senate voted 33–6. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 32–1, Others 1–5. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 33
- No
- 6
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Feb 8, 1838
By party
- Democrats32 yes · 1 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 5 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Samuel Mckean D-PA 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
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Tipton D-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lucius Lyon D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge D-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Morris D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Cabell Rives D-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Samuel Mckean D-PA
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
Did not vote
- John Mckinley D-AL
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Pendleton King D-GA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Joseph Kent O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- James Fisher Trotter D-MS
- John Black O-MS
- Thomas Hickman Williams D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Asher Robbins O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Richard Elliott Parker D-VA
- Benjamin Swift O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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