Senate roll call 178 · 28th Congress · Jun 14, 1844
To consent to the nomination of charles a. Ferris, as collector of customs for the district of new york, n.y.
On Jun 14, 1844, the Senate voted 16–24. Result: failed. By party: Others 0–22, Democrats 16–2. 2 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 16
- No
- 24
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jun 14, 1844
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 2 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 22 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC voted no
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- John Fairfield D-ME
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- 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 Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- William Sprague O-RI
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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