Senate roll call 139 · 28th Congress · Jun 1, 1844
To pass the bill H.R. 203, making appropriations for certain rivers and harbors, and commonly called the eastern or atlantic harbor bill.
On Jun 1, 1844, the Senate voted 32–8 (HR 203). Result: passed. By party: Others 20–1, Democrats 12–7. 7 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 32
- No
- 8
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jun 1, 1844
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 7 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others20 yes · 1 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted no
- James Semple D-IL voted no
- David Rice Atchison D-MO voted no
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted no
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC voted no
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted no
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- 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
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- James Semple D-IL
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- William Sprague O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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