To suspend rules and introduce a resolution that clerk of house be directed to ascertain the expenses of the contested election case for the 11th congressional

On Aug 30, 1852, the House voted 60–82. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 48–29, Others 12–53. 29 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 60
No: 82
Did not vote: 97
Date: Aug 30, 1852

By party

Democrats48 yes · 29 no · 52 didn’t vote
Others12 yes · 53 no · 45 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Thompson Campbell D-IL voted no
James Lockhart D-IN voted no
Edward Hammond D-MD voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
John Reeves Jones Daniel D-NC voted no
Gilbert Dean D-NY voted no
David Lowrey Seymour D-NY voted no
Alexander Hamilton Buell D-NY voted no
Timothy Jenkins D-NY voted no
Leander Babcock D-NY voted no
Daniel Terryll Jones D-NY voted no
Thomas Y. Howe Jr. D-NY voted no
Reuben Robie D-NY voted no
David Tiernan Disney D-OH voted no
Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH voted no
David Kellogg Cartter D-OH voted no
Daniel Wallace D-SC voted no
Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC voted no
George Washington Jones D-TN voted no
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no
John Singleton Millson D-VA voted no
Richard Kidder Meade D-VA voted no
Thomas Hamlet Averett D-VA voted no
Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA voted no
John Letcher D-VA voted no
Fayette Mcmullen D-VA voted no
Ben C. Eastman 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 suspend rules and introduce a resolution…: House Vote, Aug 30, 1852,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/32-H-336/to-suspend-rules-and-introduce-a-resolution-that-clerk (accessed 2026-10-17).