To order a call of the house. (p. 1781-1)

On Apr 24, 1858, the House voted 46–155. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 7–100, Republicans 38–43, Others 1–12. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 45 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: 46
No: 155
Did not vote: 44
Date: Apr 24, 1858

By party

Democrats7 yes · 100 no · 28 didn’t vote
Republicans38 yes · 43 no · 12 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 12 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Ryan Curtis R-IA voted yes
Timothy Davis R-IA voted yes
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
William Kellogg R-IL voted yes
Isaac Newton Morris D-IL voted yes
Thomas Langrell Harris D-IL voted yes
Aaron Shaw D-IL voted yes
David Kilgore R-IN voted yes
John Givan Davis D-IN voted yes
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted yes
James Buffinton R-MA voted yes
Anson Burlingame R-MA voted yes
Chauncey Langdon Knapp R-MA voted yes
Calvin Clifford Chaffee R-MA voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
Charles Jervis Gilman R-ME voted yes
Nehemiah Abbott R-ME voted yes
Freeman Harlow Morse R-ME voted yes
Stephen Clark Foster R-ME voted yes
Henry Waldron R-MI voted yes
David Safford Walbridge R-MI voted yes
De Witt Clinton Leach R-MI voted yes
Isaiah Dunn Clawson R-NJ voted yes
Horace Francis Clark D-NY voted yes
John Bussing Haskin D-NY voted yes
Henry Bennett R-NY voted yes
Henry Charles Goodwin R-NY voted yes
Charles Brooks Hoard R-NY voted yes
Amos Phelps Granger R-NY voted yes
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted yes
Silas Mainville Burroughs R-NY voted yes
Philemon Bliss R-OH voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Leiter R-OH voted yes
Joshua Reed Giddings R-OH voted yes
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
Edward Joy Morris R-PA voted yes
Galusha Aaron Grow R-PA voted yes
John Rufus Edie R-PA voted yes
William Montgomery D-PA voted yes
John Dick R-PA voted yes
Nathaniel Briggs Durfee R-RI voted yes
William Daniel Brayton R-RI voted yes
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted yes
John Fox Potter R-WI voted yes
Charles Billinghurst R-WI 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. (p. 1781-1): House Vote, Apr 24, 1858,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/35-H-169/to-order-a-call-of-the-house-p-1781 (accessed 2026-10-17).