Senate roll call 189 · 27th Congress · Aug 13, 1841
To amend H. R. 4, so as to cede to tennesse the public lands now remaining unsold within its borders, to cede such land to other states when they are in the uni
On Aug 13, 1841, the Senate voted 14–28 (HR 47). Result: failed. By party: Others 1–25, Democrats 13–3. 3 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 14
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Aug 13, 1841
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 3 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 25 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Reuel Williams D-ME voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- John Henderson O-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 4, so as to cede to tennesse…: Senate Vote, Aug 13…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/27-S-189/to-amend-h-r-4-so-as-to-cede (accessed 2026-10-17).