Senate roll call 246 · 28th Congress · Feb 7, 1845
To amend S. 46, by providing that when the compensation of the deputy postmasters falls short of that which they received in 1844, as long as it does not exceed
On Feb 7, 1845, the Senate voted 18–27 (S 46). Result: failed. By party: Others 11–13, Democrats 7–14. 7 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 18
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Feb 7, 1845
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 14 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others11 yes · 13 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted yes
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted yes
- Chester Ashley D-AR voted yes
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA voted yes
- Sidney Breese D-IL voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Richard Henry Bayard O-DE
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Albert Smith White O-IN
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Rufus Choate O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- 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
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- John Henderson O-MS
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- James Buchanan D-PA
- 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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