To concur in Senate amendment #1 to governmental appropria-tion bill H.R. 201, which amendment adds a clause to provide payment of compensation for mileage of s

On May 26, 1858, the House voted 26–153 (HR 201). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 6–93, Republicans 20–50, Others 0–10. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 26 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: 26
No: 153
Did not vote: 66
Date: May 26, 1858

By party

Democrats6 yes · 93 no · 36 didn’t vote
Republicans20 yes · 50 no · 23 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 10 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Sydney Hawkins D-FL voted yes
Timothy Davis R-IA voted yes
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted yes
William Kellogg R-IL voted yes
Linus Bacon Comins R-MA voted yes
Anson Burlingame R-MA voted yes
Timothy Davis R-MA voted yes
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted yes
Eli Thayer R-MA voted yes
Calvin Clifford Chaffee R-MA voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
James Augustus Stewart D-MD voted yes
Thomas Fielder Bowie D-MD voted yes
David Safford Walbridge R-MI voted yes
John Bullock Clark D-MO voted yes
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted yes
John Anthony Quitman D-MS voted yes
Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted yes
Francis Elias Spinner R-NY voted yes
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted yes
David Ritchie R-PA voted yes
Nathaniel Briggs Durfee R-RI voted yes
William Daniel Brayton R-RI voted yes
John Fox Potter R-WI voted yes
Cadwallader Colden Washburn 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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