Senate roll call 20 · 26th Congress · Jan 28, 1840
To amend the 1st clause of S. 14, so as to make action of the board final, when adverse to claimants, but not so when against the U.S.
On Jan 28, 1840, the Senate voted 12–31 (S 14). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–16, Others 0–15. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 12
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jan 28, 1840
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 16 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 15 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted yes
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted yes
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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