Senate roll call 50 · 29th Congress · Apr 16, 1846
On ordering engrossment and third reading of H.J. RES.4, as amended providing that the President be authorized, at his discretion, to give to the british govern
On Apr 16, 1846, the Senate voted 40–14 (HJR 4). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 18–12, Others 22–2. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 40
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Apr 16, 1846
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 12 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others22 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL voted no
- James Semple D-IL voted no
- Sidney Breese D-IL voted no
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN voted no
- Jesse David Bright D-IN voted no
- John Fairfield D-ME voted no
- Lewis Cass D-MI voted no
- David Rice Atchison D-MO voted no
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH voted no
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- William Woodbridge O-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- Joseph Williams Chalmers D-MS
- William Henry Haywood Jr. D-NC
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- George Evans O-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
Did not vote
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- 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
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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