Senate roll call 14 · 28th Congress · Feb 1, 1844
To adopt the resolution ratifying the convention for the surrender of criminals between the United States and the king of france, signed at washington, nov. 9,
On Feb 1, 1844, the Senate voted 30–15. Result: passed. By party: Others 24–0, Democrats 6–15. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 30
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Feb 1, 1844
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 15 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others24 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- Levi Woodbury D-NH voted yes
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted yes
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
- George Mcduffie D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- James Buchanan D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- John Fairfield D-ME
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
Did not vote
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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