Senate roll call 151 · 26th Congress · Jun 23, 1840
To amend S. 369 to provide that in case a debtor shall fraudulently dispose of any of his goods or chattels, or declare himself to be insolvent or unable to pay
On Jun 23, 1840, the Senate voted 18–20 (S 369). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–5, Others 0–15. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jun 23, 1840
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 5 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 15 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Norvell D-MI
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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