Senate roll call 182 · 29th Congress · Jul 24, 1846
To resume consideration of the bill H.R. 18, making appropriations for the improvements of certain harbors and rivers.
On Jul 24, 1846, the Senate voted 35–14 (HR 18). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–13, Others 21–1. 13 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 35
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 15
- Date
- Jul 24, 1846
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 13 no · 10 didn’t vote
- Others21 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted no
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted no
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted no
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted no
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL voted no
- John Fairfield D-ME voted no
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS voted no
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted no
- George Mcduffie D-SC voted no
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN voted no
- Samuel Houston D-TX voted no
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX voted no
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- George Evans O-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Spencer Jarnagin 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
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
Did not vote
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- Daniel Elliott Huger D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- James Murray Mason D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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