Senate roll call 698 · 27th Congress · Dec 27, 1842
To refer S. 12, a bill to indemnify general jackson for damages sustained in the discharge of his official duty, to the committee on judiciary, in order to obta
On Dec 27, 1842, the Senate voted 23–19 (S 12). Result: passed. By party: Others 23–2, Democrats 0–17.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 19
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Dec 27, 1842
By party
- Democrats0 yes · 17 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others23 yes · 2 no · 9 didn’t vote
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Alexander Graham O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- 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
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Perry Smith D-CT
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Henry Clay O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Campbell Preston O-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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