Senate roll call 294 · 27th Congress · Sep 7, 1841
To amend H. R. 12, so as to tax bank notes and other paper circulating as money from and after december 31, 1841.
On Sep 7, 1841, the Senate voted 8–28. Result: failed. By party: Others 0–24, Democrats 8–4. 4 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 8
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Sep 7, 1841
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 4 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 24 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- William Savin Fulton D-AR voted no
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
How each senator voted: No
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- 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
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge 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
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- John Henderson O-MS
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 12, so as to tax bank notes…: Senate Vote, Sep 7, 1841,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/27-S-294/to-amend-h-r-12-so-as-to-tax (accessed 2026-10-17).