To adopt the 25th amendment to H.R. 667, which amendment provides to pay interest on debts to states on moneys ex-pended by states for military purposes, and to

On Mar 2, 1859, the House voted 81–102 (HR 667). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 22–76, Republicans 55–21, Others 4–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 43 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: 81
No: 102
Did not vote: 62
Date: Mar 2, 1859

By party

Democrats22 yes · 76 no · 37 didn’t vote
Republicans55 yes · 21 no · 17 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 5 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Eli Sims Shorter D-AL voted yes
Sidney Dean R-CT voted no
William Gustavus Whiteley D-DE voted yes
George Sydney Hawkins D-FL voted yes
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted no
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted no
Thomas Fielder Bowie D-MD voted yes
William Alanson Howard R-MI voted no
Henry Waldron R-MI voted no
De Witt Clinton Leach R-MI voted no
John Jones Mcrae D-MS voted yes
Garnett Bowditch Adrain D-NJ voted yes
William Brown Maclay D-NY voted yes
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted no
John Mason Parker R-NY voted no
Richard Mott R-OH voted no
Aaron Harlan R-OH voted no
Benjamin Stanton R-OH voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
Philemon Bliss R-OH voted no
Cydnor Bailey Tompkins R-OH voted no
Benjamin Franklin Leiter R-OH voted no
Edward Wade R-OH voted no
Joshua Reed Giddings R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted yes
James Landy D-PA voted yes
Owen Jones D-PA voted yes
John Hickman D-PA voted yes
William Harrison Dimmick D-PA voted yes
Allison White D-PA voted yes
John Alexander Ahl D-PA voted yes
William Montgomery D-PA voted yes
John Singleton Millson D-VA voted yes
John Samuels Caskie D-VA voted yes
Paulus Powell D-VA voted yes
William Smith D-VA voted yes
John Letcher D-VA voted yes
Henry Alonzo Edmundson D-VA voted yes
George Washington Hopkins D-VA voted yes
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Cadwallader Colden Washburn 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 adopt the 25th amendment to H.R. 667…: House Vote, Mar 2, 1859,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/35-H-506/to-adopt-the-25th-amendment-to-h-r-667 (accessed 2026-10-17).