To send H.R. 436, which provides for admission of kansas into the union, to the comm. On territories. (p. 1150-1)

On Mar 16, 1858, the House voted 93–105 (HR 436). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 87–18, Republicans 0–82, Others 7–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 members voted against their own party.

During the 35th Congress (1857–1858), James Buchanan was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 93
No: 105
Did not vote: 46
Date: Mar 16, 1858

By party

Democrats87 yes · 18 no · 30 didn’t vote
Republicans0 yes · 82 no · 11 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Chambers Mckibbin D-CA voted no
Isaac Newton Morris D-IL voted no
Aaron Shaw D-IL voted no
Robert Smith D-IL voted no
Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL voted no
James Bradford Foley D-IN voted no
John Givan Davis D-IN voted no
Garnett Bowditch Adrain D-NJ voted no
Horace Francis Clark D-NY voted no
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted no
William Slocum Groesbeck D-OH voted no
Joseph Randolph Cockerill D-OH voted no
Lawrence Washington Hall D-OH voted no
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted no
William Lawrence D-OH voted no
Henry Chapman D-PA voted no
William Lewis Dewart D-PA voted no
William Montgomery D-PA 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 send H.R. 436, which provides for…: House Vote, Mar 16, 1858,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/35-H-120/to-send-h-r-436-which-provides-for-admission (accessed 2026-10-17).