Senate roll call 108 · 30th Congress · Apr 28, 1848
To amend S. 128 which provides for the liquidation of claims arising out of the capture of california, by the appointment of a board of three commissioners appo
On Apr 28, 1848, the Senate voted 13–20 (S 128). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–15, Others 3–5. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 30th Congress (1847–1848), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 13
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 39
- Date
- Apr 28, 1848
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 15 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Others3 yes · 5 no · 17 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted yes
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted yes
- David Levy Yulee D-FL voted yes
- Herschel Vespasian Johnson D-GA voted yes
- Wyman Bradbury Seavy Moor D-ME voted yes
- Henry Stuart Foote D-MS voted yes
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC voted yes
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted yes
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN voted yes
- James Murray Mason D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Herschel Vespasian Johnson D-GA
- Joseph Rogers Underwood O-KY
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Wyman Bradbury Seavy Moor D-ME
- Henry Stuart Foote D-MS
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- James Murray Mason D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- Presley Spruance O-DE
- James Diament Westcott Jr. D-FL
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Alpheus Felch D-MI
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- David Rice Atchison D-MO
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- John Hopkins Clarke O-RI
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- Solon Borland D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Roger Sherman Baldwin O-CT
- John Wales O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Thomas Metcalfe O-KY
- Solomon Weathersbee Downs D-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- James Ware Bradbury D-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Thomas Fitzgerald D-MI
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- John Parker Hale 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
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- John Bell O-TN
- Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
- Henry Dodge D-WI
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend S. 128 which provides for the…: Senate Vote, Apr 28, 1848,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/30-S-108/to-amend-s-128-which-provides-for-the-liquidation (accessed 2026-10-17).