Senate roll call 11 · 26th Congress · Jan 16, 1840
To amend S. 127 so as to prohibit the use of notes, bills, and paper issued under the authority of the U.S. Law, in payment of public dues, in payment of duties
On Jan 16, 1840, the Senate voted 33–6 (S 127). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 23–3, Others 10–3. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 33
- No
- 6
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Jan 16, 1840
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 3 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others10 yes · 3 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME 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
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Henderson O-MS
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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