To table resolution to authorize committee to employ clerk at usual compensation. (p. 635-3)

On Feb 9, 1858, the House voted 93–113. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–97, Republicans 73–11, Others 7–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 93
No: 113
Did not vote: 39
Date: Feb 9, 1858

By party

Democrats13 yes · 97 no · 25 didn’t vote
Republicans73 yes · 11 no · 9 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted yes
James Lindsay Seward D-GA voted yes
John Givan Davis D-IN voted yes
Joshua Husband Jewett D-KY voted yes
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted no
Israel Washburn Jr. R-ME voted no
Alfred Moore Scales D-NC voted yes
Francis Burton Craige D-NC voted yes
Daniel Edgar Sickles D-NY voted yes
Henry Charles Goodwin R-NY voted no
John Mason Parker R-NY voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
Benjamin Stanton R-OH voted no
Lawrence Washington Hall D-OH voted yes
William Lawrence D-OH voted yes
Galusha Aaron Grow R-PA voted no
William Montgomery D-PA voted yes
David Ritchie R-PA voted no
Samuel Anderson Purviance R-PA voted no
John Dick R-PA voted no
William Daniel Brayton R-RI voted no
Samuel Axley Smith D-TN voted yes
George Washington Jones D-TN voted yes
John Vines Wright D-TN 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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Capitol Receipts, “To table resolution to authorize committee…: House Vote, Feb 9, 1858,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/35-H-86/to-table-resolution-to-authorize-committee-to-employ-clerk (accessed 2026-10-17).