House roll call 455 · 32nd Congress · Mar 3, 1853
To suspend the rules and introduce S. 162, which is for the relief of certain widows and orphans which shall also read "an act for the relief of william a. Chri
On Mar 3, 1853, the House voted 77–73. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 53–32, Others 24–41. 32 members voted against their own party.
During the 32nd Congress (1851–1852), Millard Fillmore was president.
- Yes
- 77
- No
- 73
- Did not vote
- 89
- Date
- Mar 3, 1853
By party
- Democrats53 yes · 32 no · 44 didn’t vote
- Others24 yes · 41 no · 45 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Smith Houston D-AL voted no
- Willis Allen D-IL voted no
- Orlando Bell Ficklin D-IL voted no
- Richard Sheppard Molony D-IL voted no
- Cyrus Livingston Dunham D-IN voted no
- John Larne Robinson D-IN voted no
- John Givan Davis D-IN voted no
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
- John Calvin Mason D-KY voted no
- Edward Preble Little D-MA voted no
- Moses Macdonald D-ME voted no
- Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME voted no
- Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted no
- Harry Hibbard D-NH voted no
- Charles Skelton D-NJ voted no
- Gilbert Dean D-NY voted no
- William Murray D-NY voted no
- Joseph Russell D-NY voted no
- Preston King 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
- Joseph Cable D-OH voted no
- Norton Strange Townshend D-OH voted no
- William Henry Kurtz D-PA voted no
- Alfred Gilmore D-PA voted no
- James Lawrence Orr D-SC voted no
- Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
- John Houston Savage D-TN voted no
- George Washington Jones D-TN voted no
- Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no
- Ben C. Eastman D-WI voted no
How each representative voted: Yes
- John Bragg D-AL
- Sampson Willis Harris D-AL
- William Russell Smith O-AL
- Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL
- Robert Ward Johnson D-AR
- Joseph Walker Mccorkle D-CA
- Colin Macrae Ingersoll D-CT
- Origen Storrs Seymour D-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Joseph Webber Jackson O-GA
- Elijah Webb Chastain O-GA
- Lincoln Clark D-IA
- Thompson Campbell D-IL
- James Lockhart D-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- Willis Arnold Gorman D-IN
- Benjamin Edwards Grey O-KY
- William Preston O-KY
- John Cabell Breckinridge D-KY
- Louis St. Martin D-LA
- Joseph Aristide Landry O-LA
- Alexander Gordon Penn D-LA
- John Moore O-LA
- Edward Hammond D-MD
- Thomas Yates Walsh O-MD
- Alexander Evans O-MD
- John Fletcher Darby O-MO
- John A. Wilcox O-MS
- Albert Gallatin Brown O-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman O-NC
- James Turner Morehead O-NC
- John Reeves Jones Daniel D-NC
- David Outlaw O-NC
- Nathan Taylor Stratton D-NJ
- George Houston Brown O-NJ
- Emanuel Bernard Hart D-NY
- Abraham P. Stephens D-NY
- Willard Ives D-NY
- William W. Snow D-NY
- Henry Bennett O-NY
- Abraham Maus Schermerhorn O-NY
- Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH
- George Henry Busby D-OH
- James Madison Gaylord D-OH
- David Kellogg Cartter D-OH
- Thomas Birch Florence D-PA
- John Robbins D-PA
- John Mcnair D-PA
- Thomas Ross D-PA
- John Alexander Morrison D-PA
- Jehu Glancy Jones D-PA
- Milo Melankthon Dimmick D-PA
- Henry Mills Fuller O-PA
- Galusha Aaron Grow D-PA
- James Gamble D-PA
- Thomas Marshal Bibighaus O-PA
- Andrew Parker D-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- Joseph Henry Kuhns O-PA
- Carlton Brandaga Curtis D-PA
- Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC
- John Mcqueen D-SC
- William Hawkins Polk O-TN
- Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN
- John Singleton Millson D-VA
- Richard Kidder Meade D-VA
- Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA
- Paulus Powell D-VA
- John Samuels Caskie D-VA
- Alexander Richmond Holladay D-VA
- James French Strother O-VA
- John Letcher D-VA
- Henry Alonzo Edmundson D-VA
- Fayette Mcmullen D-VA
- James Madison Hite Beale D-VA
- Sherrard Clemens D-VA
- James Duane Doty O-WI
How each representative voted: No
- George Smith Houston D-AL
- Charles Chapman O-CT
- James Johnson O-GA
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens O-GA
- Robert Augustus Toombs O-GA
- Willis Allen D-IL
- Orlando Bell Ficklin D-IL
- Richard Sheppard Molony D-IL
- Cyrus Livingston Dunham D-IN
- John Larne Robinson D-IN
- Samuel Wilson Parker O-IN
- John Givan Davis D-IN
- Graham Newell Fitch D-IN
- Samuel Brenton O-IN
- William Thomas Ward O-KY
- John Calvin Mason D-KY
- Francis Ball Fay O-MA
- James Henry Duncan O-MA
- Charles Allen O-MA
- George Thomas Davis O-MA
- Edward Preble Little D-MA
- Richard Johns Bowie O-MD
- Moses Macdonald D-ME
- Robert Goodenow O-ME
- Isaac Reed O-ME
- Israel Washburn Jr. O-ME
- Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME
- Ebenezer Jenckes Penniman O-MI
- Benjamin Duke Nabers O-MS
- Edward Stanly O-NC
- Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH
- Jared Perkins O-NH
- Harry Hibbard D-NH
- Charles Skelton D-NJ
- John Henry Hobart Haws O-NY
- Gilbert Dean D-NY
- William Murray D-NY
- Marius Schoonmaker O-NY
- John Lawrence Schoolcraft O-NY
- Joseph Russell D-NY
- John Wells O-NY
- Preston King D-NY
- Daniel Terryll Jones D-NY
- Thomas Y. Howe Jr. D-NY
- Henry Sanford Walbridge O-NY
- William Augustus Sackett O-NY
- Jerediah Horsford O-NY
- Reuben Robie D-NY
- Solomon George Haven O-NY
- Lorenzo Burrows O-NY
- Lewis Davis Campbell O-OH
- Hiram Bell O-OH
- Nelson Barrere O-OH
- John Lampkin Taylor O-OH
- William Forrest Hunter O-OH
- Joseph Cable D-OH
- Norton Strange Townshend D-OH
- Joseph Ripley Chandler O-PA
- Henry Dunning Moore O-PA
- Thaddeus Stevens O-PA
- William Henry Kurtz D-PA
- Thomas Marshall Howe O-PA
- Alfred Gilmore D-PA
- George Gordon King O-RI
- James Lawrence Orr D-SC
- Andrew Johnson D-TN
- John Houston Savage D-TN
- George Washington Jones D-TN
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Charles James Faulkner O-VA
- William Hebard O-VT
- Charles Durkee O-WI
- Ben C. Eastman D-WI
Did not vote
- James Abercrombie O-AL
- Alexander White O-AL
- Edward Colston Marshall D-CA
- Chauncey Fitch Cleveland D-CT
- Edward Carrington Cabell O-FL
- David Jackson Bailey O-GA
- Charles Murphey O-GA
- Junius Hillyer O-GA
- Bernhart Henn D-IA
- William Harrison Bissell D-IL
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Richard Yates O-IL
- Daniel Mace D-IN
- Linn Boyd D-KY
- Presley Underwood Ewing O-KY
- James W. Stone D-KY
- Addison White O-KY
- Humphrey Marshall O-KY
- Richard Henry Stanton D-KY
- William Appleton O-MA
- Robert Rantoul Jr. D-MA
- Benjamin Thompson O-MA
- Lorenzo Sabine O-MA
- John Zacheus Goodrich O-MA
- Horace Mann O-MA
- Orin Fowler O-MA
- Zeno Scudder O-MA
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD
- Joseph Stewart Cottman O-MD
- John Appleton D-ME
- Charles Andrews D-ME
- Ephraim Knight Smart D-ME
- Charles Edward Stuart D-MI
- James Lockwood Conger O-MI
- Gilchrist Porter O-MO
- John Gaines Miller O-MO
- Willard Preble Hall D-MO
- John Smith Phelps D-MO
- John D. Freeman O-MS
- Joseph Pearson Caldwell O-NC
- Alfred Dockery O-NC
- Abraham Watkins Venable D-NC
- William Shepperd Ashe D-NC
- Amos Tuck O-NH
- Isaac Wildrick D-NJ
- Rodman McCamley Price D-NJ
- John Gelston Floyd D-NY
- Obadiah Bowne O-NY
- George Briggs O-NY
- James Brooks O-NY
- Josiah Sutherland D-NY
- David Lowrey Seymour D-NY
- John Huggins Boyd O-NY
- Alexander Hamilton Buell D-NY
- Timothy Jenkins D-NY
- Leander Babcock D-NY
- Frederick Stanley Martin O-NY
- Augustus Porter Hascall O-NY
- David Tiernan Disney D-OH
- Benjamin Stanton O-OH
- Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH
- Frederick William Green D-OH
- Charles Sweetser D-OH
- John Welch O-OH
- Alexander Harper O-OH
- John Johnson O-OH
- Eben Newton O-OH
- Joshua Reed Giddings O-OH
- James Xavier Mclanahan D-PA
- John Allison O-PA
- John W. Howe O-PA
- Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI
- Daniel Wallace D-SC
- Armistead Burt D-SC
- William Aiken D-SC
- William Ferguson Colcock D-SC
- Albert Galiton Watkins O-TN
- William Montgomery Churchwell D-TN
- Meredith Poindexter Gentry O-TN
- William Cullom O-TN
- Christopher Harris Williams O-TN
- Richardson Scurry D-TX
- Volney Erskine Howard D-TX
- Thomas Hamlet Averett D-VA
- Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA
- George Western Thompson D-VA
- Ahiman Louis Miner O-VT
- James Meacham O-VT
- Thomas Bartlett Jr. D-VT
Other votes
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