To agree to a Senate amendment to H.R. 282, which amendment would appropriate for improving the harbor of dubuque. (p. 2412-2)

On Aug 28, 1852, the House voted 78–76 (HR 282). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 14–68, Others 64–8. 14 members voted against their own party.

During the 32nd Congress (1851–1852), Millard Fillmore was president.

Yes: 78
No: 76
Did not vote: 85
Date: Aug 28, 1852

By party

Democrats14 yes · 68 no · 47 didn’t vote
Others64 yes · 8 no · 38 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted yes
Colin Macrae Ingersoll D-CT voted yes
Bernhart Henn D-IA voted yes
Lincoln Clark D-IA voted yes
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
Rodman McCamley Price D-NJ voted yes
Leander Babcock D-NY voted yes
Thomas Y. Howe Jr. D-NY voted yes
Reuben Robie D-NY voted yes
Frederick William Green D-OH voted yes
Norton Strange Townshend D-OH voted yes
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted yes
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted yes
Ben C. Eastman D-WI voted yes

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 agree to a Senate amendment to H.R. 282…: House Vote, Aug 28, 1852,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/32-H-323/to-agree-to-a-senate-amendment-to-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).