Senate roll call 152 · 26th Congress · Jun 23, 1840
To amend S. 369 so as to provide that in cases where the bankruptcy is voluntary, the bankrupt shall not be discharged from bankruptcy without the consent of CR
On Jun 23, 1840, the Senate voted 20–22 (S 369). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–5, Others 1–17. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 20
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jun 23, 1840
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 5 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 17 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- 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
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- 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
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Norvell D-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- 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
- Robert Strange D-NC
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- 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
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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