Senate roll call 218 · 26th Congress · Jul 14, 1840
To amend H.R. 465, so as to outline the responsibilities of stockholders in banks covered by this bill.
On Jul 14, 1840, the Senate voted 21–14 (HR 465). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 21–5, Others 0–9. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jul 14, 1840
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 5 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 9 no · 19 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay 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
- Reuel Williams 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
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- 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
- Felix Grundy D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- 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
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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