To suspend the rules and report from the committee on military affairs, S. 124, an act to increase the rank and file of the army and to encourage enlistments.

On May 20, 1850, the House voted 99–60 (S 124). Result: passed. By party: Others 46–34, Democrats 53–26. 26 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 99
No: 60
Did not vote: 84
Date: May 20, 1850

By party

Others46 yes · 34 no · 43 didn’t vote
Democrats53 yes · 26 no · 40 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Loren Pinckney Waldo D-CT voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
Nathaniel Albertson D-IN voted no
Cyrus Livingston Dunham D-IN voted no
Linn Boyd D-KY voted no
Richard Henry Stanton D-KY voted no
William Thomas Hamilton D-MD voted no
Elbridge Gerry D-ME voted no
Nathaniel Swett Littlefield D-ME voted no
Charles Stetson D-ME voted no
John Reeves Jones Daniel D-NC voted no
Isaac Wildrick D-NJ voted no
Jonathan David Morris D-OH voted no
Charles Sweetser D-OH voted no
William Strong D-PA voted no
Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC voted no
William Ferguson Colcock D-SC voted no
Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
John Houston Savage D-TN voted no
George Washington Jones D-TN voted no
James Houston Thomas D-TN voted no
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no
Thomas Hamlet Averett D-VA voted no
Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA voted no
James Madison Hite Beale 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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Capitol Receipts, “To suspend the rules and report from the…: House Vote, May 20, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-167/to-suspend-the-rules-and-report-from-the-committee (accessed 2026-10-17).