Senate roll call 756 · 27th Congress · Feb 27, 1843
To amend S. 128, to eliminate the names of certain printers in order to leave the matter open to competition by advertisement and proposals.
On Feb 27, 1843, the Senate voted 20–22 (S 128). Result: failed. By party: Others 1–22, Democrats 19–0.
During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 20
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 27, 1843
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 22 no · 11 didn’t vote
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
- Alfred Cuthbert D-GA
- Richard Montgomery Young D-IL
- Samuel Mcroberts D-IL
- Reuel Williams D-ME
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- 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
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Oliver Hampton Smith O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- John Leeds Kerr O-MD
- 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
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- William Sprague O-RI
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Did not vote
- Clement Comer Clay D-AL
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Henry Clay O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Mouton D-LA
- Charles Magill Conrad O-LA
- Lewis Fields Linn D-MO
- Franklin Pierce D-NH
- Leonard Wilcox D-NH
- Samuel Lewis Southard O-NJ
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Nathan Fellows Dixon O-RI
- William Campbell Preston O-SC
- Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson D-TN
- 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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