Senate roll call 227 · 27th Congress · Aug 21, 1841
To amend H. R. 4, so as to distribute the proceeds from the sale of public lands in accordance with representation in the houses, to be fixed by the new apporti
On Aug 21, 1841, the Senate voted 23–20 (HR 21). Result: passed. By party: Others 8–16, Democrats 15–4. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Aug 21, 1841
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others8 yes · 16 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH 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 Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Henry Clay O-KY
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- John Henderson O-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 4, so as to distribute the…: Senate Vote, Aug 21, 1841,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/27-S-227/to-amend-h-r-4-so-as-to-distribute (accessed 2026-10-17).