To reconsider vote by which house agreed, and also to lay the motion to reconsider on table, regarding vote tabling whole subject. (p.1412-3)

On Jul 19, 1850, the House voted 103–93. Result: passed. By party: Others 26–73, Democrats 77–20. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 31st Congress (1849–1850), Millard Fillmore was president.

Yes: 103
No: 93
Did not vote: 47
Date: Jul 19, 1850

By party

Others26 yes · 73 no · 24 didn’t vote
Democrats77 yes · 20 no · 22 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Chauncey Fitch Cleveland D-CT voted no
William Harrison Bissell D-IL voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
Thomas Langrell Harris D-IL voted no
John Larne Robinson D-IN voted no
Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
Andrew Jackson Harlan D-IN voted no
Charles Stetson D-ME voted no
Kinsley Scott Bingham D-MI voted no
Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted no
Emery Davis Potter D-OH voted no
Amos Eastman Wood D-OH voted no
Jonathan David Morris D-OH voted no
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted no
Charles Sweetser D-OH voted no
Joseph Cable D-OH voted no
David Kellogg Cartter D-OH voted no
David Wilmot D-PA voted no
Alfred Gilmore D-PA voted no
James Duane Doty 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 reconsider vote by which house agreed…: House Vote, Jul 19, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-248/to-reconsider-vote-by-which-house-agreed-and-also (accessed 2026-10-17).