Senate roll call 297 · 26th Congress · Feb 18, 1841
To table the resolution to admit ladies to privileged seats on the floor of the Senate for the remainder of the present session.
On Feb 18, 1841, the Senate voted 21–20. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–9, Others 4–11. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Feb 18, 1841
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 9 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 11 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA voted no
- John Ruggles D-ME voted no
- John Norvell D-MI voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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