To set aside the private calendar, in order to take up a bill supplemintal to an act providing for prosecution of the war with mexico. (p. 883-2)

On May 29, 1846, the House voted 91–63. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 78–22, Others 13–41. 22 members voted against their own party.

During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.

Yes: 91
No: 63
Did not vote: 83
Date: May 29, 1846

By party

Democrats78 yes · 22 no · 49 didn’t vote
Others13 yes · 41 no · 34 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edmund Strother Dargan D-AL voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
Thomas Jefferson Henley D-IN voted no
John Preston Martin D-KY voted no
John Fairfield Scamman D-ME voted no
Robert Pinckney Dunlap D-ME voted no
Hannibal Hamlin D-ME voted no
Hezekiah Williams D-ME voted no
James Bennett Hunt D-MI voted no
John Reeves Jones Daniel D-NC voted no
George Sykes D-NJ voted no
Joseph Halstead Anderson D-NY voted no
Joseph Russell D-NY voted no
George Oscar Rathbun D-NY voted no
James John Faran D-OH voted no
Augustus Leonard Perrill D-OH voted no
Joseph Morris D-OH voted no
John D. Cummins D-OH voted no
Moses Mcclean D-PA voted no
James Thompson D-PA voted no
Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA voted no
Paul Dillingham Jr. D-VT voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To set aside the private calendar, in order…: House Vote, May 29, 1846,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/29-H-259/to-set-aside-the-private-calendar-in-order-to (accessed 2026-10-17).