Senate roll call 111 · 28th Congress · May 23, 1844
To consent to the nomination of george c. Washington and john t. Mason to be cherokee commissioners replacing respectively, john h. Eaton and edward b. Hubley,
On May 23, 1844, the Senate voted 20–8. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 9–6, Others 11–2. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 20
- No
- 8
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- May 23, 1844
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 6 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others11 yes · 2 no · 17 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Fairfield D-ME voted no
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC voted no
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted no
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted no
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted no
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Fairfield D-ME
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
Did not vote
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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