Senate roll call 22 · 26th Congress · Jan 29, 1840
To postpone the orders of the day in order to consider the bill S. 159, for the continuation of the cumberland road in the states of ohio, indiana and illinois.
On Jan 29, 1840, the Senate voted 25–12 (S 159). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 11–11, Others 14–1. 11 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jan 29, 1840
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 11 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others14 yes · 1 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted no
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- 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 Selby Spence O-MD
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To postpone the orders of the day in order…: Senate Vote, Jan 29, 1840,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/26-S-22/to-postpone-the-orders-of-the-day-in-order (accessed 2026-10-17).