To order a call of the house. (p. 885-1,2)

On Feb 8, 1859, the House voted 64–51. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 37–18, Republicans 23–30, Others 4–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 41 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: 64
No: 51
Did not vote: 130
Date: Feb 8, 1859

By party

Democrats37 yes · 18 no · 80 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 30 no · 40 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 3 no · 10 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry D-AL voted no
Joseph Chambers Mckibbin D-CA voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
Charles Drury Hodges D-IL voted no
William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted no
William Hayden English D-IN voted no
James Bradford Foley D-IN voted no
David Kilgore R-IN voted yes
Samuel Oldham Peyton D-KY voted no
John Calvin Mason D-KY voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted yes
Linus Bacon Comins R-MA voted yes
Timothy Davis 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
James Augustus Stewart D-MD voted no
Charles Jervis Gilman R-ME voted yes
Freeman Harlow Morse R-ME voted yes
Stephen Clark Foster R-ME voted yes
William Alanson Howard R-MI voted yes
Henry Waldron R-MI voted yes
De Witt Clinton Leach R-MI voted yes
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
John Mason Parker R-NY voted yes
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted yes
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted no
Richard Mott R-OH voted yes
Joseph Randolph Cockerill D-OH voted no
Aaron Harlan R-OH voted yes
Lawrence Washington Hall D-OH voted no
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted yes
Cydnor Bailey Tompkins R-OH voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Leiter R-OH voted yes
Edward Wade R-OH voted yes
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
Henry Myer Phillips D-PA voted no
Albert Galiton Watkins D-TN voted no
William Osborne Goode D-VA voted no
William Smith D-VA 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 order a call of the house. (p. 885-1,2): House Vote, Feb 8, 1859,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/35-H-438/to-order-a-call-of-the-house-p-885 (accessed 2026-10-17).