To excuse MR. Ashmun from voting upon the appeal of MR. Toombs, from the decision of the chair that a 2nd call of the house was not in order pending a notion to

On Jan 28, 1847, the House voted 62–40. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 60–32, Others 2–8. 32 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 62
No: 40
Did not vote: 135
Date: Jan 28, 1847

By party

Democrats60 yes · 32 no · 57 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 8 no · 78 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edmund Strother Dargan D-AL voted no
George Smith Houston D-AL voted no
William Henry Brockenbrough D-FL voted no
Serranus Clinton Hastings D-IA voted no
Shepherd Leffler D-IA voted no
Orlando Bell Ficklin D-IL voted no
Thomas Smith D-IN voted no
Charles William Cathcart D-IN voted no
John Henry Harmanson D-LA voted no
Thomas Johns Perry D-MD voted no
John Fairfield Scamman D-ME voted no
Hannibal Hamlin D-ME voted no
Robert Mcclelland D-MI voted no
William Mcdaniel D-MO voted no
Asa Biggs D-NC voted no
George Sykes D-NJ voted no
Joseph E. Edsall D-NJ voted no
Joseph Halstead Anderson D-NY voted no
Stephen Strong D-NY voted no
William Jervis Hough D-NY voted no
James John Faran D-OH voted no
Joseph Jefferson Mcdowell D-OH voted no
Jacob Brinkerhoff D-OH voted no
Jacob Erdman D-PA voted no
Richard Brodhead D-PA voted no
William Swan Garvin D-PA voted no
James Augustus Black D-SC voted no
George Washington Jones D-TN voted no
David Spangler Kaufman D-TX voted no
George Coke Dromgoole D-VA voted no
James Mcdowell D-VA voted no
William Gay Brown D-VA 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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