Senate roll call 93 · 29th Congress · Jun 10, 1846
To refer the message and documents of the President regarding a proposal, in the form of a convention, presented to the secretary of state by the british minist
On Jun 10, 1846, the Senate voted 9–37. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–16, Others 0–21. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 9
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 18
- Date
- Jun 10, 1846
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 16 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 21 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Chester Ashley D-AR voted yes
- Sidney Breese D-IL voted yes
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN voted yes
- John Fairfield D-ME voted yes
- Lewis Cass D-MI voted yes
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted yes
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY voted yes
- William Allen D-OH voted yes
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY
- William Allen D-OH
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Thomas Clayton O-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- James Turner Morehead O-KY
- 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
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- John Adams Dix D-NY
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- James Fowler Simmons O-RI
- George Mcduffie D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- 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
Did not vote
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- James Semple D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Alexander Barrow O-LA
- Pierre Soulé D-LA
- Isaac Chapman Bates O-MA
- George Evans O-ME
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Benning Wentworth Jenness D-NH
- 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
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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