Senate roll call 81 · 30th Congress · Mar 31, 1848
To amend resolution for the arrest of john nugent on charges of contempt of the Senate, in connection with the publication of the mexican treaty and corresponde
On Mar 31, 1848, the Senate voted 9–20. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–9, Others 0–11. 9 members voted against their own party.
During the 30th Congress (1847–1848), James K. Polk was president.
- Yes
- 9
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 43
- Date
- Mar 31, 1848
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 9 no · 29 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 11 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL voted no
- Chester Ashley D-AR voted no
- John Milton Niles D-CT voted no
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN voted no
- Solomon Weathersbee Downs D-LA voted no
- Wyman Bradbury Seavy Moor D-ME voted no
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC voted no
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC voted no
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
How each senator voted: No
- Arthur Pendleton Bagby D-AL
- Chester Ashley D-AR
- John Milton Niles D-CT
- Presley Spruance O-DE
- John Macpherson Berrien O-GA
- Edward Allen Hannegan D-IN
- Joseph Rogers Underwood O-KY
- Solomon Weathersbee Downs D-LA
- James Alfred Pearce O-MD
- Reverdy Johnson O-MD
- Wyman Bradbury Seavy Moor D-ME
- Willie Person Mangum O-NC
- John Parker Hale O-NH
- Jacob Welsh Miller O-NJ
- Andrew Pickens Butler D-SC
- John Caldwell Calhoun D-SC
- Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN
- John Bell O-TN
- Samuel Shethar Phelps O-VT
- William Upham O-VT
Did not vote
- Benjamin Fitzpatrick D-AL
- William Rufus de Vane King D-AL
- Ambrose Hundley Sevier D-AR
- Solon Borland D-AR
- William King Sebastian D-AR
- Jabez Williams Huntington O-CT
- Roger Sherman Baldwin O-CT
- John Middleton Clayton O-DE
- John Wales O-DE
- David Levy Yulee D-FL
- Walter Terry Colquitt D-GA
- Augustus Caesar Dodge D-IA
- George Wallace Jones D-IA
- Sidney Breese D-IL
- Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL
- Jesse David Bright D-IN
- John Jordan Crittenden O-KY
- Thomas Metcalfe O-KY
- Henry Johnson O-LA
- Daniel Webster O-MA
- John Davis O-MA
- Hannibal Hamlin D-ME
- James Ware Bradbury D-ME
- John Fairfield D-ME
- Alpheus Felch D-MI
- Lewis Cass D-MI
- Thomas Fitzgerald D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Jefferson Davis D-MS
- Jesse Speight D-MS
- George Edmund Badger O-NC
- Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH
- William Lewis Dayton O-NJ
- Thomas Corwin O-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- Daniel Sturgeon D-PA
- Simon Cameron D-PA
- Albert Collins Greene O-RI
- John Hopkins Clarke O-RI
- Samuel Houston D-TX
- James Murray Mason D-VA
- Henry Dodge D-WI
- Isaac Pigeon Walker D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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