Senate roll call 258 · 26th Congress · Jul 24, 1840
To amend, in the nature of a substitute for, the resolution concerning the n.y. Indian treaty, so as to provide that said treaty be returned to the pres. Becaus
On Jul 24, 1840, the Senate voted 13–23. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–15, Others 4–8. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jul 24, 1840
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 15 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 8 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL voted yes
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted yes
- John Ruggles D-ME voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted yes
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted yes
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
- Felix Grundy D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Felix Grundy D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
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