To pass H.R. 7. (p. 1559)

On Apr 5, 1860, the House voted 149–60 (HR 7). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 102–1, Democrats 19–52, Others 28–7. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 36th Congress (1859–1860), James Buchanan was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Yes: 149
No: 60
Did not vote: 35
Date: Apr 5, 1860

By party

Democrats19 yes · 52 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans102 yes · 1 no · 15 didn’t vote
Others28 yes · 7 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted yes
John William Henderson Underwood D-GA voted yes
Henry Cornelius Burnett D-KY voted yes
William Emmett Simms D-KY voted yes
John White Stevenson D-KY voted yes
Eli Thayer R-MA voted no
George Wurtz Hughes D-MD voted yes
John Bullock Clark D-MO voted yes
James Craig D-MO voted yes
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS voted yes
Otho Robards Singleton D-MS voted yes
Daniel Edgar Sickles D-NY voted yes
John Cochrane D-NY voted yes
William Harrison Dimmick D-PA voted yes
John Henninger Reagan D-TX voted yes
Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett D-VA voted yes
John Singleton Millson D-VA voted yes
Roger Atkinson Pryor D-VA voted yes
Albert Gallatin Jenkins D-VA voted yes
Charles Hathaway Larrabee D-WI 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 pass H.R. 7. (p. 1559): House Vote, Apr 5, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-H-114/to-pass-h-r-7-p-1559 (accessed 2026-10-17).