Senate roll call 228 · 28th Congress · Jan 22, 1845
To pass the bill S. 29, refunding an ascertained balance due the state of massachusetts. (p. 172)
On Jan 22, 1845, the Senate voted 25–18 (S 29). Result: passed. By party: Others 23–0, Democrats 2–18. 2 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jan 22, 1845
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 18 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others23 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Fairfield D-ME voted yes
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Cabell Rives 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
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
Did not vote
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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