Senate roll call 237 · 28th Congress · Feb 3, 1845
To amend S. 46 to allow publishers of newspapers and periodicals the right of transmitting them to their subscribers in any manner they choose. (p. 234)
On Feb 3, 1845, the Senate voted 21–18 (S 46). Result: passed. By party: Others 11–10, Democrats 10–8. 8 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Feb 3, 1845
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 8 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others11 yes · 10 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted no
- Chester Ashley D-AR voted no
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA voted no
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN voted no
- David Rice Atchison D-MO voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
- James Buchanan D-PA voted no
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Did not vote
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- James Semple D-IL
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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