Senate roll call 68 · 26th Congress · Apr 3, 1840
To amend the bill, S. 92 (app. June 12, 1840) for the discontinuance of the office of surveyor general in the several districts, so soon as the surveys therein
On Apr 3, 1840, the Senate voted 18–25 (S 92). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–14, Others 5–11. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Apr 3, 1840
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 14 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others5 yes · 11 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted yes
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted yes
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA voted yes
- John Norvell D-MI voted yes
- Robert Strange D-NC voted yes
- Franklin Pierce D-NH voted yes
- Henry Hubbard D-NH voted yes
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN voted yes
- Felix Grundy D-TN voted yes
- William Henry Roane D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Wilson Lumpkin D-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Norvell D-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert Strange D-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Henry Hubbard D-NH
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alexander Outlaw Anderson D-TN
- Felix Grundy D-TN
- William Henry Roane D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John McCracken Robinson D-IL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Robert Carter Nicholas D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- John Ruggles D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Bedford Brown D-NC
- Garret Dorset Wall D-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thaddeus Betts O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- John Selby Spence O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Nehemiah Rice Knight O-RI
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Hugh Lawson White O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the bill, S. 92 (app. June 12…: Senate Vote, Apr 3, 1840,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/26-S-68/to-amend-the-bill-s-92-app-june-12 (accessed 2026-10-17).