To table H.J.RES. 28, providing that the President be requested to take steps to effect a speedy abrogation of the clayton-bulwer treaty between the united stat

On May 6, 1858, the House voted 47–107 (HJR 28). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–81, Republicans 42–16, Others 1–10. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 47
No: 107
Did not vote: 91
Date: May 6, 1858

By party

Democrats4 yes · 81 no · 50 didn’t vote
Republicans42 yes · 16 no · 35 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 10 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Hughes D-IN voted yes
David Kilgore R-IN voted no
Charles Case R-IN voted no
Linus Bacon Comins R-MA voted no
Anson Burlingame R-MA voted no
Nehemiah Abbott R-ME voted no
Warren Winslow D-NC voted yes
Francis Elias Spinner R-NY voted no
Richard Mott R-OH voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
Cydnor Bailey Tompkins R-OH voted no
Benjamin Franklin Leiter R-OH voted no
Edward Wade R-OH voted no
Edward Joy Morris R-PA voted no
John Covode R-PA voted no
David Ritchie R-PA voted no
Samuel Anderson Purviance R-PA voted no
John Dick R-PA voted no
George Washington Jones D-TN voted yes
Charles James Faulkner 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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