To amend S. 24, by authorizing the receipt of gold ingots into california and oregon as payment of government dues at value stamped thereon, and punishing the f

On Feb 5, 1851, the House voted 94–103 (S 24). Result: failed. By party: Others 36–62, Democrats 58–40, Independents 0–1. 40 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 94
No: 103
Did not vote: 46
Date: Feb 5, 1851

By party

Others36 yes · 62 no · 25 didn’t vote
Democrats58 yes · 40 no · 21 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Franklin Welsh Bowdon D-AL voted no
Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
Edward Gilbert D-CA voted no
Loren Pinckney Waldo D-CT 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
Nathaniel Albertson D-IN voted no
John Larne Robinson D-IN voted no
William John Brown D-IN voted no
Linn Boyd D-KY voted no
John Calvin Mason D-KY voted no
Richard Henry Stanton D-KY voted no
Emile La Sére D-LA voted no
Alexander Gordon Penn D-LA voted no
Isaac Edward Morse D-LA voted no
Robert Milligan Mclane D-MD voted no
Elbridge Gerry D-ME voted no
William Van Ness Bay D-MO voted no
James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
Willard Preble Hall D-MO voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
Hiram Walden D-NY voted no
Emery Davis Potter D-OH voted no
Jonathan David Morris D-OH voted no
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted no
Charles Sweetser D-OH voted no
John Krepps Miller D-OH voted no
Moses Hoagland D-OH voted no
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted no
George Washington Jones D-TN voted no
James Houston Thomas D-TN voted no
Andrew Ewing D-TN voted no
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
Volney Erskine Howard D-TX 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 amend S. 24, by authorizing the receipt…: House Vote, Feb 5, 1851,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-492/to-amend-s-24-by-authorizing-the-receipt-of (accessed 2026-10-17).