To pass H.R. 259. (p. 172-3)

On Dec 22, 1858, the House voted 129–74 (HR 259). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 61–48, Republicans 57–26, Others 12–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 74 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: 129
No: 74
Did not vote: 38
Date: Dec 22, 1858

By party

Democrats61 yes · 48 no · 26 didn’t vote
Republicans57 yes · 26 no · 10 didn’t vote
Others12 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Adams Stallworth D-AL voted no
James Ferguson Dowdell D-AL voted no
Sydenham Moore D-AL voted no
George Smith Houston D-AL voted no
Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry D-AL voted no
Alfred Burton Greenwood D-AR voted no
Edward Allen Warren D-AR voted no
William Gustavus Whiteley D-DE voted no
James Lindsay Seward D-GA voted no
Martin Jenkins Crawford D-GA voted no
James Jackson D-GA voted no
Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA voted no
Timothy Davis R-IA voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted no
Miles Taylor D-LA voted no
John Milton Sandidge D-LA voted no
Charles Jervis Gilman R-ME voted no
Freeman Harlow Morse R-ME voted no
Israel Washburn Jr. R-ME voted no
William Alanson Howard R-MI voted no
David Safford Walbridge R-MI voted no
De Witt Clinton Leach R-MI voted no
William Wallace Phelps D-MN voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
Reuben Davis D-MS voted no
William Barksdale D-MS voted no
Otho Robards Singleton D-MS voted no
Henry Marchmore Shaw D-NC voted no
Warren Winslow D-NC voted no
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch D-NC voted no
Alfred Moore Scales D-NC voted no
Francis Burton Craige D-NC voted no
James Pike R-NH voted no
Jacob Reynier Wortendyke D-NJ voted no
William Brown Maclay D-NY voted no
Horace Francis Clark D-NY voted no
Ambrose Spencer Murray R-NY voted no
Edward Dodd R-NY voted no
Edwin Barber Morgan R-NY voted no
Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted no
William Slocum Groesbeck D-OH voted no
Matthias H. Nichols R-OH voted no
Richard Mott R-OH voted no
Aaron Harlan R-OH voted no
Joseph Miller D-OH voted no
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted no
Philemon Bliss R-OH voted no
Benjamin Franklin Leiter R-OH voted no
Edward Wade R-OH voted no
Henry Myer Phillips D-PA voted no
Henry Chapman D-PA voted no
Galusha Aaron Grow R-PA voted no
David Ritchie R-PA voted no
John Mcqueen D-SC voted no
William Porcher Miles D-SC voted no
Laurence Massillon Keitt D-SC voted no
Milledge Luke Bonham D-SC voted no
William Waters Boyce D-SC voted no
George Washington Jones D-TN voted no
John Henninger Reagan D-TX voted no
Guy Morrison Bryan D-TX voted no
Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett D-VA voted no
John Singleton Millson D-VA voted no
John Samuels Caskie D-VA voted no
William Osborne Goode D-VA voted no
Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA voted no
William Smith D-VA voted no
Charles James Faulkner D-VA voted no
John Letcher D-VA voted no
Albert Gallatin Jenkins D-VA voted no
John Fox Potter R-WI voted no
Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI voted no
Charles Billinghurst R-WI 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 pass H.R. 259. (p. 172-3): House Vote, Dec 22, 1858,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/35-H-369/to-pass-h-r-259-p-172-3 (accessed 2026-10-17).