Senate roll call 229 · 26th Congress · Jul 17, 1840
To order engrossment and 3rd reading of the res. H.j.r. 14, for the exchange of books and public documents for foreign publications.
On Jul 17, 1840, the Senate voted 26–10 (HJR 14). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–9, Others 9–1. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 26
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jul 17, 1840
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 9 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others9 yes · 1 no · 18 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted no
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted no
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA 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
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- 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
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- 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
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- 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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