Senate roll call 469 · 27th Congress · Jun 15, 1842
To insist on the Senate amendment to H. R. 73, disagreed to by the house. Said amendment would increase the ratio of representation adopted by the house from 5
On Jun 15, 1842, the Senate voted 30–14 (S 5). Result: passed. By party: Others 19–6, Democrats 11–8. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jun 15, 1842
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 8 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others19 yes · 6 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
- Perry Smith D-CT voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO 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
- 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
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Perry Smith D-CT
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- 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
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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