To table H.R. 340, a bill to settle the conflicting titles in swamp lands. (p. 618-3)

On Feb 14, 1853, the House voted 116–50 (HR 340). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 61–25, Others 55–25. 25 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 116
No: 50
Did not vote: 73
Date: Feb 14, 1853

By party

Democrats61 yes · 25 no · 43 didn’t vote
Others55 yes · 25 no · 30 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
Bernhart Henn D-IA voted no
Willis Allen D-IL voted no
Orlando Bell Ficklin D-IL voted no
Richard Sheppard Molony D-IL voted no
James Lockhart D-IN voted no
Cyrus Livingston Dunham D-IN voted no
John Larne Robinson D-IN voted no
Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
John Givan Davis D-IN voted no
Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
Louis St. Martin D-LA voted no
Alexander Gordon Penn D-LA voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
David Lowrey Seymour D-NY voted no
David Tiernan Disney D-OH voted no
Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH voted no
Frederick William Green D-OH voted no
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted no
Charles Sweetser D-OH voted no
Joseph Cable D-OH voted no
Norton Strange Townshend D-OH voted no
Richardson Scurry D-TX 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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