Senate roll call 479 · 27th Congress · Jun 21, 1842
To consider the resolution that the President communicate to the Senate all information regarding proceedings having taken place or contemplated in the state of
On Jun 21, 1842, the Senate voted 21–15 (S 5). Result: passed. By party: Others 6–14, Democrats 15–1. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jun 21, 1842
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 1 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 14 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA 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 Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- 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
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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