To adopt the second resolution of the galphin claim resolutions which provides that an act of Congress made it the duty of the secretary of the treasury to pay

On Jul 8, 1850, the House voted 112–66. Result: passed. By party: Others 52–38, Democrats 60–28. 28 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 112
No: 66
Did not vote: 65
Date: Jul 8, 1850

By party

Others52 yes · 38 no · 33 didn’t vote
Democrats60 yes · 28 no · 31 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Franklin Welsh Bowdon D-AL voted no
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland D-CT voted no
William Harrison Bissell D-IL voted no
Timothy Roberts Young D-IL voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted no
Nathaniel Albertson D-IN voted no
Cyrus Livingston Dunham D-IN voted no
John Larne Robinson D-IN voted no
William John Brown D-IN voted no
Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
Andrew Jackson Harlan D-IN voted no
Charles Stetson D-ME voted no
Alexander Woodruff Buel D-MI voted no
James Butler Bowlin D-MO voted no
William Van Ness Bay D-MO voted no
Willard Preble Hall D-MO voted no
Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
Jonathan David Morris D-OH voted no
John Krepps Miller D-OH voted no
Joseph Cable D-OH voted no
Thomas Ross D-PA voted no
Milo Melankthon Dimmick D-PA voted no
James Xavier Mclanahan D-PA voted no
Alfred Gilmore D-PA voted no
Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
Fayette Mcmullen 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 adopt the second resolution of the…: House Vote, Jul 8, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-226/to-adopt-the-second-resolution-of-the-galphin-claim (accessed 2026-10-17).