Senate roll call 259 · 26th Congress · Jul 24, 1840
To amend, in the nature of a substitute for, the resolution concerning the new york indian treaty, to provide that after the amended treaty with the n.y. Indian
On Jul 24, 1840, the Senate voted 16–20. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–12, Others 4–8. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jul 24, 1840
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 12 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 8 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO voted no
- Bedford Brown D-NC voted no
- Robert Strange D-NC voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN voted no
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Norvell D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- 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
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- 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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