To postpone the special order of the day, being a bill providing for the establishment of the warehousing system, and take up for consideration the tariff bill,

On Jul 29, 1846, the House voted 108–100. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 103–27, Others 5–73. 27 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 108
No: 100
Did not vote: 29
Date: Jul 29, 1846

By party

Democrats103 yes · 27 no · 19 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 73 no · 10 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thomas Johns Perry D-MD voted no
George Sykes D-NJ voted no
Joseph E. Edsall D-NJ voted no
Bradford Ripley Wood D-NY voted no
Preston King D-NY voted no
Orville Hungerford D-NY voted no
Timothy Jenkins D-NY voted no
Charles Goodyear D-NY voted no
Horace Wheaton D-NY voted no
George Oscar Rathbun D-NY voted no
Samuel Stewart Ellsworth D-NY voted no
Martin Grover D-NY voted no
Henry St. John D-OH voted no
Jacob Brinkerhoff D-OH voted no
Charles Jared Ingersoll D-PA voted no
Jacob Senewell Yost D-PA voted no
Jacob Erdman D-PA voted no
John Ritter D-PA voted no
Richard Brodhead D-PA voted no
Owen D. Leib D-PA voted no
David Wilmot D-PA voted no
Moses Mcclean D-PA voted no
James Black D-PA voted no
Henry Donnel Foster D-PA voted no
William Swan Garvin D-PA voted no
James Thompson D-PA 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 postpone the special order of the day…: House Vote, Jul 29, 1846,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/29-H-402/to-postpone-the-special-order-of-the-day-being (accessed 2026-10-17).