To go into committee of the whole, in order to consider business on the speaker's table. (p.1567-3)

On Aug 13, 1850, the House voted 73–102. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 54–34, Others 19–68. 34 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 73
No: 102
Did not vote: 68
Date: Aug 13, 1850

By party

Others19 yes · 68 no · 36 didn’t vote
Democrats54 yes · 34 no · 31 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Loren Pinckney Waldo D-CT voted no
William Harrison Bissell D-IL voted no
John Alexander Mcclernand D-IL voted no
Timothy Roberts Young D-IL voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted no
Thomas Langrell Harris D-IL voted no
Nathaniel Albertson D-IN voted no
Cyrus Livingston Dunham D-IN voted no
John Larne Robinson D-IN voted no
Willis Arnold Gorman D-IN voted no
Joseph Ewing Mcdonald D-IN voted no
Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
Andrew Jackson Harlan D-IN voted no
Nathaniel Swett Littlefield D-ME voted no
Cullen Sawtelle D-ME voted no
Charles Stetson D-ME voted no
Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME voted no
William Van Ness Bay D-MO voted no
Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted no
Harry Hibbard D-NH voted no
David Tiernan Disney D-OH voted no
Amos Eastman Wood D-OH voted no
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted no
Charles Sweetser D-OH voted no
William Augustus Whittlesey D-OH voted no
Joseph Cable D-OH voted no
David Kellogg Cartter D-OH voted no
Thomas Ross D-PA voted no
William Strong D-PA voted no
Job Mann D-PA voted no
James Thompson D-PA voted no
Lucius Benedict Peck D-VT 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 go into committee of the whole, in order…: House Vote, Aug 13, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-285/to-go-into-committee-of-the-whole-in-order (accessed 2026-10-17).