Senate roll call 109 · 29th Congress · Jun 17, 1846
To amend the motion to print the oregon documents relating to the treaty of the U.S. And great britain, by excluding the communication from MR. Mclane to MR. Bu
On Jun 17, 1846, the Senate voted 21–31. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–20, Others 9–11. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 21
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Jun 17, 1846
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 20 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others9 yes · 11 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted yes
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA voted yes
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
- Jesse Speight D-MS voted yes
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS voted yes
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC voted yes
- George Mcduffie D-SC voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
- Samuel Houston D-TX voted yes
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX voted yes
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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