To adjourn, during debate on a resolution prohibiting debate until a speaker be elected. (p.60-2)

On Dec 21, 1849, the House voted 70–142. Result: failed. By party: Others 44–62, Democrats 26–80. 26 members voted against their own party.

During the 31st Congress (1849–1850), Zachary Taylor was president.

Yes: 70
No: 142
Did not vote: 31
Date: Dec 21, 1849

By party

Others44 yes · 62 no · 17 didn’t vote
Democrats26 yes · 80 no · 13 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Sampson Willis Harris D-AL voted yes
Samuel Williams Inge D-AL voted yes
Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted yes
Marshall Johnson Wellborn D-GA voted yes
Hugh Anderson Haralson D-GA voted yes
Thomas C. Hackett D-GA voted yes
Shepherd Leffler D-IA voted yes
John Henry Harmanson D-LA voted yes
Isaac Edward Morse D-LA voted yes
Edward Hammond D-MD voted yes
James Stephen Green D-MO voted yes
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted yes
Winfield Scott Featherston D-MS voted yes
Harry Hibbard D-NH voted yes
David Tiernan Disney D-OH voted yes
Emery Davis Potter D-OH voted yes
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted yes
William Augustus Whittlesey D-OH voted yes
William Strong D-PA voted yes
James Thompson D-PA voted yes
Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC voted yes
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted yes
William Ferguson Colcock D-SC voted yes
George Washington Jones D-TN voted yes
Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA voted yes
James Madison Hite Beale 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 adjourn, during debate on a resolution…: House Vote, Dec 21, 1849,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-10/to-adjourn-during-debate-on-a-resolution-prohibiting-debate (accessed 2026-10-17).