Senate roll call 422 · 27th Congress · May 25, 1842
To amend the amendment to H. R. 73, so as to eliminate the ratio fixed by the house and to leave the ratio open to amendment.
On May 25, 1842, the Senate voted 25–23 (S 5). Result: passed. By party: Others 14–14, Democrats 11–9. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 11
- Date
- May 25, 1842
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 9 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others14 yes · 14 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted no
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH voted no
- Levi Woodbury D-NH voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby 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
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- George Evans O-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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