Senate roll call 147 · 28th Congress · Jun 6, 1844
To receive the memorial of the society of friends, remonstrating against the annexation of texas and the extension of slavery into the United States. (p. 647)
On Jun 6, 1844, the Senate voted 27–12. Result: passed. By party: Others 20–4, Democrats 7–8. 7 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 12
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Jun 6, 1844
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 8 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Others20 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- James Semple D-IL voted yes
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN voted yes
- John Fairfield D-ME voted yes
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY voted yes
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted yes
- James Buchanan D-PA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- James Semple D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Did not vote
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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