Senate roll call 89 · 29th Congress · Jun 8, 1846
To pass S. 68, providing for the ascertainment of claims of american citizens for spoliations prior to july 31, 1801.
On Jun 8, 1846, the Senate voted 27–23 (S 68). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 6–22, Others 21–1. 6 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 27
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Jun 8, 1846
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 22 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Others21 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted yes
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR voted yes
- Chester Ashley D-AR voted yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL voted yes
- Samuel Houston D-TX voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby 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
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- 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
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- Spencer Jarnagin O-TN
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- William Segar Archer O-VA
- William Upham O-VT
How each senator voted: No
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Semple D-IL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Lewis Cass D-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
- 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
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
- Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA
Did not vote
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Joseph Cilley O-NH
- Levi Woodbury D-NH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- 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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