To order a call of the house.

On Feb 4, 1853, the House voted 58–61. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 33–36, Others 25–25. 33 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 58
No: 61
Did not vote: 120
Date: Feb 4, 1853

By party

Democrats33 yes · 36 no · 60 didn’t vote
Others25 yes · 25 no · 60 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Smith Houston D-AL voted yes
Colin Macrae Ingersoll D-CT voted yes
Lincoln Clark D-IA voted yes
Richard Sheppard Molony D-IL voted yes
William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted yes
John Larne Robinson D-IN voted yes
Daniel Mace D-IN voted yes
Moses Macdonald D-ME voted yes
Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME voted yes
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted yes
Abraham Watkins Venable D-NC voted yes
William Shepperd Ashe D-NC voted yes
Charles Skelton D-NJ voted yes
Rodman McCamley Price D-NJ voted yes
Gilbert Dean D-NY voted yes
Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH voted yes
George Henry Busby D-OH voted yes
Joseph Cable D-OH voted yes
John Mcnair D-PA voted yes
Jehu Glancy Jones D-PA voted yes
Milo Melankthon Dimmick D-PA voted yes
James Gamble D-PA voted yes
William Henry Kurtz D-PA voted yes
James Xavier Mclanahan D-PA voted yes
John Littleton Dawson D-PA voted yes
Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI voted yes
Daniel Wallace D-SC voted yes
Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
George Washington Jones D-TN voted yes
John Singleton Millson D-VA voted yes
Thomas Hamlet Averett D-VA voted yes
Alexander Richmond Holladay D-VA voted yes
John Letcher D-VA 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 order a call of the house.: House Vote, Feb 4, 1853,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/32-H-395/to-order-a-call-of-the-house (accessed 2026-10-17).