Senate roll call 183 · 29th Congress · Jul 24, 1846
To amend H.R. 18, by eliminating an appropriation of $80,000 for improvement of the ohio river above falls at louisville, $240,000 for its improvement below fal
On Jul 24, 1846, the Senate voted 13–38 (HR 18). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–19, Others 3–19. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 38
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Jul 24, 1846
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 19 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 19 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted yes
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted yes
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL voted yes
- John Fairfield D-ME voted yes
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted yes
- George Mcduffie D-SC voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN voted yes
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- John Davis O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson 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 Williams Chalmers D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- 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
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- 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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