To table the resolution paying to certain house officers and employees the same amount of extra compensation as was allowed last year.

On Feb 26, 1849, the House voted 69–56. Result: passed. By party: Others 36–34, Democrats 33–22. 22 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 69
No: 56
Did not vote: 111
Date: Feb 26, 1849

By party

Others36 yes · 34 no · 52 didn’t vote
Democrats33 yes · 22 no · 58 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Franklin Welsh Bowdon D-AL voted no
Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
William Thompson D-IA voted no
Shepherd Leffler D-IA voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted no
John Pettit D-IN voted no
Charles William Cathcart D-IN voted no
Emile La Sére D-LA voted no
Isaac Edward Morse D-LA voted no
Hezekiah Williams D-ME voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
John Jameson D-MO voted no
James Hutchins Johnson D-NH voted no
George Anson Starkweather D-NY voted no
Ausburn Birdsall D-NY voted no
Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI voted no
Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
Timothy Pilsbury D-TX voted no
Henry Bedinger D-VA voted no
William Pitt Lynde D-WI 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 table the resolution paying to certain…: House Vote, Feb 26, 1849,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/30-H-440/to-table-the-resolution-paying-to-certain-house-officers (accessed 2026-10-17).