Senate roll call 537 · 27th Congress · Jul 16, 1842
To amend the bill S. 293, to provide for the settlement of claims for losses of property by reason of its military occupation in the territory of florida, which
On Jul 16, 1842, the Senate voted 20–20 (HR 4). Result: failed. By party: Others 7–15, Democrats 13–5. 5 members voted against their own party.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 20
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jul 16, 1842
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 5 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 15 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- 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
- Perry Smith D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- William Segar Archer O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton 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
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Chandler Crafts O-VT
- Samuel Prentiss O-VT
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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