Senate roll call 317 · 26th Congress · Mar 2, 1841
To amend the bill H.R. 601 (app. Mar. 15, 1841, 0) to make appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government to 1841.
On Mar 2, 1841, the Senate voted 5–34 (HR 601). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 1–23, Others 4–11. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 5
- No
- 34
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Mar 2, 1841
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 23 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 11 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
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
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Norvell D-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Robert Strange D-NC
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Henry Roane D-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the bill H.R. 601 (app. Mar. 15…: Senate Vote, Mar 2, 1841,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/26-S-317/to-amend-the-bill-h-r-601-app-mar (accessed 2026-10-17).