Senate roll call 59 · 28th Congress · Apr 18, 1844
To order engrossment and third reading of the bill S. 84, to purchase certain copies of the history of oregon, california and other territories on the north and
On Apr 18, 1844, the Senate voted 27–13 (S 84). Result: passed. By party: Others 21–1, Democrats 6–12. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Apr 18, 1844
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 12 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others21 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN voted yes
- David Rice Atchison D-MO voted yes
- Robert John Walker D-MS voted yes
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC voted yes
- James Buchanan D-PA 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
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-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
- Augustus Seymour Porter O-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Robert John Walker D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- James Buchanan D-PA
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- John Brown Francis O-RI
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- Ephraim Hubbard Foster O-TN
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- William Savin Fulton D-AR
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- William Duhurst Merrick O-MD
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Benjamin Tappan D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- George Mcduffie D-SC
Did not vote
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- John Henderson O-MS
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- Henry Allen Foster D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Nathaniel Pitcher Tallmadge O-NY
- Silas Wright Jr. D-NY
- William Sprague O-RI
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Cabell Rives O-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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