To be permitted to introduce the bill S. 364, making good to missouri the two per cent of the net proceeds of the sale of public lands, heretofore withheld from

On Feb 14, 1851, the Senate voted 13–31 (S 364). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–12, Others 1–19. 12 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 13
No: 31
Did not vote: 26
Date: Feb 14, 1851

By party

Democrats12 yes · 12 no · 16 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 19 no · 10 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Rufus de Vane King D-AL voted no
Solomon Weathersbee Downs D-LA voted no
Hannibal Hamlin D-ME voted no
James Ware Bradbury D-ME voted no
Henry Stuart Foote D-MS voted no
Moses Norris Jr. D-NH voted no
Daniel Stevens Dickinson D-NY voted no
Daniel Sturgeon D-PA voted no
Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN voted no
Thomas Jefferson Rusk D-TX voted no
James Murray Mason D-VA voted no
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To be permitted to introduce the bill S…: Senate Vote, Feb 14, 1851,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-S-410/to-be-permitted-to-introduce-the-bill-s-364 (accessed 2026-10-17).