House roll call 325 · 35th Congress · Jun 11, 1858
To pass S. 203, an act for relief of legal representatives of charles porterfield, to give certain parcels of land covered by warrents issued after revolutionar
On Jun 11, 1858, the House voted 78–88 (S 203). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 45–48, Republicans 27–37, Others 6–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 72 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
- 78
- No
- 88
- Did not vote
- 78
- Date
- Jun 11, 1858
By party
- Democrats45 yes · 48 no · 42 didn’t vote
- Republicans27 yes · 37 no · 29 didn’t vote
- Others6 yes · 4 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Ferguson Dowdell D-AL voted yes
- Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Chambers Mckibbin D-CA voted yes
- George Sydney Hawkins D-FL voted yes
- James Jackson D-GA voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA voted yes
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
- William Kellogg R-IL voted yes
- James Madison Gregg D-IN voted yes
- Charles Case R-IN voted yes
- John Milton Elliott D-KY voted yes
- James Brown Clay D-KY voted yes
- Thomas Green Davidson D-LA voted yes
- Robert Bernard Hall R-MA voted yes
- James Buffinton R-MA voted yes
- Anson Burlingame R-MA voted yes
- Timothy Davis 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
- Israel Washburn Jr. R-ME voted yes
- James Michael Cavanaugh D-MN voted yes
- William Wallace Phelps D-MN voted yes
- Mason Weare Tappan R-NH voted yes
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted yes
- Isaiah Dunn Clawson R-NJ voted yes
- George Robbins Robbins R-NJ voted yes
- Jacob Reynier Wortendyke D-NJ voted yes
- John Cochrane D-NY voted yes
- Erastus Corning D-NY voted yes
- Oliver Andrew Morse R-NY voted yes
- Orsamus Benajah Matteson R-NY voted yes
- Henry Charles Goodwin R-NY voted yes
- John Mason Parker R-NY voted yes
- Israel Thompson Hatch D-NY voted yes
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted yes
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted yes
- Matthias H. Nichols R-OH voted yes
- Joseph Randolph Cockerill D-OH voted yes
- Lawrence Washington Hall D-OH voted yes
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted yes
- Cydnor Bailey Tompkins R-OH voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Leiter R-OH voted yes
- Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted yes
- James Landy D-PA voted yes
- Owen Jones D-PA voted yes
- Jehu Glancy Jones D-PA voted yes
- William Lewis Dewart D-PA voted yes
- Paul Leidy D-PA voted yes
- William Harrison Dimmick D-PA voted yes
- Galusha Aaron Grow R-PA voted yes
- John Alexander Ahl D-PA voted yes
- Wilson Reilly D-PA voted yes
- David Ritchie R-PA voted yes
- Samuel Anderson Purviance R-PA voted yes
- James Lisle Gillis D-PA voted yes
- William Porcher Miles D-SC voted yes
- Samuel Axley Smith D-TN voted yes
- Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett D-VA voted yes
- John Singleton Millson D-VA voted yes
- John Samuels Caskie D-VA voted yes
- William Osborne Goode D-VA voted yes
- William Smith D-VA voted yes
- Charles James Faulkner D-VA voted yes
- John Letcher D-VA voted yes
- Sherrard Clemens D-VA voted yes
- Albert Gallatin Jenkins D-VA voted yes
- Henry Alonzo Edmundson D-VA voted yes
- George Washington Hopkins D-VA voted yes
- Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted yes
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted yes
- John Fox Potter R-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- James Ferguson Dowdell D-AL
- Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry D-AL
- Joseph Chambers Mckibbin D-CA
- George Sydney Hawkins D-FL
- James Jackson D-GA
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- William Kellogg R-IL
- James Madison Gregg D-IN
- Charles Case R-IN
- John Milton Elliott D-KY
- James Brown Clay D-KY
- George Eustis Jr. O-LA
- Thomas Green Davidson D-LA
- Robert Bernard Hall R-MA
- James Buffinton R-MA
- Anson Burlingame R-MA
- Timothy Davis R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- James Augustus Stewart D-MD
- James Morrison Harris O-MD
- Thomas Fielder Bowie D-MD
- Israel Washburn Jr. R-ME
- James Michael Cavanaugh D-MN
- William Wallace Phelps D-MN
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. O-MO
- Samuel Hughes Woodson O-MO
- John Adams Gilmer O-NC
- Mason Weare Tappan R-NH
- Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH
- Isaiah Dunn Clawson R-NJ
- George Robbins Robbins R-NJ
- Jacob Reynier Wortendyke D-NJ
- John Cochrane D-NY
- Erastus Corning D-NY
- Oliver Andrew Morse R-NY
- Orsamus Benajah Matteson R-NY
- Henry Charles Goodwin R-NY
- John Mason Parker R-NY
- Israel Thompson Hatch D-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- Matthias H. Nichols R-OH
- Joseph Randolph Cockerill D-OH
- Lawrence Washington Hall D-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- Cydnor Bailey Tompkins R-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Leiter R-OH
- Thomas Birch Florence D-PA
- James Landy D-PA
- Owen Jones D-PA
- Jehu Glancy Jones D-PA
- William Lewis Dewart D-PA
- Paul Leidy D-PA
- William Harrison Dimmick D-PA
- Galusha Aaron Grow R-PA
- John Alexander Ahl D-PA
- Wilson Reilly D-PA
- David Ritchie R-PA
- Samuel Anderson Purviance R-PA
- James Lisle Gillis D-PA
- William Porcher Miles D-SC
- Horace Maynard O-TN
- Samuel Axley Smith D-TN
- Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett D-VA
- John Singleton Millson D-VA
- John Samuels Caskie D-VA
- William Osborne Goode D-VA
- William Smith D-VA
- Charles James Faulkner D-VA
- John Letcher D-VA
- Sherrard Clemens D-VA
- Albert Gallatin Jenkins D-VA
- Henry Alonzo Edmundson D-VA
- George Washington Hopkins D-VA
- Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- John Fox Potter R-WI
How each representative voted: No
- James Adams Stallworth D-AL
- Sydenham Moore D-AL
- George Smith Houston D-AL
- Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL
- Ezra Clark Jr. R-CT
- Samuel Arnold D-CT
- Sidney Dean R-CT
- William Gustavus Whiteley D-DE
- Martin Jenkins Crawford D-GA
- Robert Pleasant Trippe O-GA
- Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell D-GA
- Timothy Davis R-IA
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Isaac Newton Morris D-IL
- Thomas Langrell Harris D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- James Bradford Foley D-IN
- David Kilgore R-IN
- John Givan Davis D-IN
- Henry Cornelius Burnett D-KY
- Samuel Oldham Peyton D-KY
- Albert Gallatin Talbott D-KY
- Joshua Husband Jewett D-KY
- Humphrey Marshall O-KY
- John Calvin Mason D-KY
- John White Stevenson D-KY
- Miles Taylor D-LA
- John Milton Sandidge D-LA
- Chauncey Langdon Knapp R-MA
- Eli Thayer R-MA
- James Barroll Ricaud O-MD
- Charles Jervis Gilman R-ME
- Nehemiah Abbott R-ME
- Stephen Clark Foster R-ME
- David Safford Walbridge R-MI
- John Bullock Clark D-MO
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS
- Reuben Davis D-MS
- William Barksdale D-MS
- Otho Robards Singleton D-MS
- John Anthony Quitman D-MS
- Henry Marchmore Shaw D-NC
- Thomas Ruffin D-NC
- Warren Winslow D-NC
- Lawrence O'Bryan Branch D-NC
- Alfred Moore Scales D-NC
- Francis Burton Craige D-NC
- John Huyler D-NJ
- William Brown Maclay D-NY
- William Fiero Russell D-NY
- Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY
- Edward Dodd R-NY
- Henry Bennett R-NY
- Charles Brooks Hoard R-NY
- Edwin Barber Morgan R-NY
- Emory Bemsley Pottle R-NY
- William Henry Kelsey R-NY
- Samuel George Andrews R-NY
- Richard Mott R-OH
- Aaron Harlan R-OH
- Benjamin Stanton R-OH
- Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Philemon Bliss R-OH
- Edward Wade R-OH
- Joshua Reed Giddings R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Edward Joy Morris R-PA
- Henry Chapman D-PA
- John Christian Kunkel R-PA
- John Rufus Edie R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- William Stewart R-PA
- Nathaniel Briggs Durfee R-RI
- William Daniel Brayton R-RI
- John Mcqueen D-SC
- Laurence Massillon Keitt D-SC
- William Waters Boyce D-SC
- John Houston Savage D-TN
- George Washington Jones D-TN
- John Vines Wright D-TN
- Felix Kirk Zollicoffer O-TN
- John DeWitt Clinton Atkins D-TN
- William Tecumsah Avery D-TN
- John Henninger Reagan D-TX
- Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA
- Homer Elihu Royce R-VT
- Charles Billinghurst R-WI
Did not vote
- Eli Sims Shorter D-AL
- Alfred Burton Greenwood D-AR
- Edward Allen Warren D-AR
- Charles Lewis Scott D-CA
- William Darius Bishop D-CT
- James Lindsay Seward D-GA
- Augustus Romaldus Wright D-GA
- Joshua Hill O-GA
- Samuel Ryan Curtis R-IA
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- Charles Drury Hodges D-IL
- Aaron Shaw D-IL
- Robert Smith D-IL
- William Hayden English D-IN
- James Hughes D-IN
- James Wilson R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- John Upfold Pettit R-IN
- Warner Lewis Underwood O-KY
- William Shapleigh Damrell R-MA
- Linus Bacon Comins R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA
- Calvin Clifford Chaffee R-MA
- Henry Winter Davis O-MD
- Jacob Michael Kunkel D-MD
- John M. Wood R-ME
- Freeman Harlow Morse R-ME
- William Alanson Howard R-MI
- Henry Waldron R-MI
- De Witt Clinton Leach R-MI
- Thomas Lilbourne Anderson O-MO
- James Craig D-MO
- John Smith Phelps D-MO
- Samuel Caruthers D-MO
- John Jones Mcrae D-MS
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance O-NC
- James Pike R-NH
- Garnett Bowditch Adrain D-NJ
- John Alexander Searing D-NY
- George Taylor D-NY
- Daniel Edgar Sickles D-NY
- John Kelly D-NY
- Thomas Jefferson Barr O-NY
- Elijah Ward D-NY
- Horace Francis Clark D-NY
- John Bussing Haskin D-NY
- Ambrose Spencer Murray R-NY
- John Thompson R-NY
- George William Palmer R-NY
- Francis Elias Spinner R-NY
- Clark Betton Cochrane R-NY
- Amos Phelps Granger R-NY
- Judson W. Sherman R-NY
- Silas Mainville Burroughs R-NY
- William Slocum Groesbeck D-OH
- Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH
- Lewis Davis Campbell R-OH
- Joseph Miller D-OH
- Joseph Burns D-OH
- William Lawrence D-OH
- La Fayette Grover D-OR
- Henry Myer Phillips D-PA
- John Hickman D-PA
- William High Keim R-PA
- Anthony Ellmaker Roberts R-PA
- John Gallagher Montgomery D-PA
- Allison White D-PA
- William Montgomery D-PA
- John Dick R-PA
- Milledge Luke Bonham D-SC
- James Lawrence Orr D-SC
- Albert Galiton Watkins D-TN
- Charles Ready O-TN
- Guy Morrison Bryan D-TX
- Paulus Powell D-VA
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
Other votes
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