Senate roll call 299 · 26th Congress · Feb 19, 1841
To take up the resolution to repeal "the act for the collection, safekeeping, transfer and disbursement of the public revenue."
On Feb 19, 1841, the Senate voted 23–22. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 5–22, Others 18–0. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Feb 19, 1841
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 22 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others18 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- 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
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
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
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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