23rd Congress > Senate > Vote 141

Date: 1834-06-30

Result: 22-10

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / Indian Affairs

Sponsor: WHITE, Hugh Lawson (J-TN)

Description: TO PASS A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND THE CHICKASAW INDIANS, CONCLUDED IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, MAY 24, 1834, WITH SUPPLEMENTARY ARTICLES THERETO, EXCEPTING THE THIRD IN THESE WORDS: "THE CHICKASAW NATION DESIRES TO CLOSE ALL BUSINESS ON EAST SIDE OF MISSISSIPPI THAT THEIR GREAT FATHER MAY BE NO LONGER TROUBLED WITH THEIR COMPLAINT, AND THEY ASK THE GOVERNMENT TO RECEIVE FROM THEM A TRACT OF LAND OF FOUR SQUARE MILES AT $1.25 PER ACRE.

Original source documents: Senate Executive Journal vol. -1, p. -1; Senate Journal vol. 23, p. 445;

Loading graphics...

Error!

Member Vote Map

Vote Ideological Breakdown

This chart describes how members voted on the rollcall. Members are placed according to their NOMINATE ideological scores. A cutting line divides the vote into those expected to vote "Yea" and those expected to vote "Nay". The shaded heatmap reflects the expected probability of voting "Yea". You can select points or regions to subset the members listed above and below.

Votes

Votes
Selected: of from including with NOMINATE scores within . Remove Filter