To adopt the resolution authorizing settlement of cherokee claims according to the treaty of august 1846.

On Aug 2, 1848, the House voted 114–75. Result: passed. By party: Others 86–11, Democrats 27–64, Independents 1–0. 27 members voted against their own party.

During the 30th Congress (1847–1848), James K. Polk was president.

Yes: 114
No: 75
Did not vote: 47
Date: Aug 2, 1848

By party

Others86 yes · 11 no · 25 didn’t vote
Democrats27 yes · 64 no · 22 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Sampson Willis Harris D-AL voted yes
Samuel Williams Inge D-AL voted yes
Franklin Welsh Bowdon D-AL voted yes
Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted yes
Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
John Henry Lumpkin D-GA voted yes
Howell Cobb D-GA voted yes
William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted yes
Robert Milligan Mclane D-MD voted yes
Asa William Henry Clapp D-ME voted yes
Franklin Clark D-ME voted yes
John Jameson D-MO voted yes
Willard Preble Hall D-MO voted yes
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted yes
Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted yes
Timothy Jenkins D-NY voted yes
Charles Jared Ingersoll D-PA voted yes
James Thompson D-PA voted yes
Richard Franklin Simpson D-SC voted yes
Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC voted yes
Armistead Burt D-SC voted yes
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted yes
Robert Barnwell Rhett D-SC voted yes
George Washington Jones D-TN voted yes
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted yes
Timothy Pilsbury D-TX voted yes
Richard Kidder Meade D-VA voted yes

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 adopt the resolution authorizing…: House Vote, Aug 2, 1848,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/30-H-253/to-adopt-the-resolution-authorizing-settlement-of-cherokee-claims (accessed 2026-10-17).