Senate roll call 240 · 28th Congress · Feb 6, 1845
To amend S. 46 to permit the members of Congress the privilege of franking their written letters not exceeding two ounces in weight, and printed copies of speec
On Feb 6, 1845, the Senate voted 19–22 (S 46). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–11, Others 9–11. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 19
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Feb 6, 1845
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 11 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others9 yes · 11 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted yes
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- Chester Ashley D-AR voted yes
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA voted yes
- David Rice Atchison D-MO voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC voted yes
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- James Buchanan D-PA
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- James Semple D-IL
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- John Henderson O-MS
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Sprague O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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