House roll call 248 · 36th Congress · Jun 16, 1860
To amend a motion to adjourn both houses sine die on june 25, by substituting june 20. (p. 3071)
On Jun 16, 1860, the House voted 90–96. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 40–59, Democrats 38–22, Others 12–17. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 62 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
- 90
- No
- 96
- Did not vote
- 56
- Date
- Jun 16, 1860
By party
- Democrats38 yes · 22 no · 27 didn’t vote
- Republicans40 yes · 59 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 17 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
- Thomas Carmichael Hindman D-AR voted no
- Albert Rust D-AR voted no
- John Chilton Burch D-CA voted no
- William Vandever R-IA voted yes
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted yes
- William Kellogg R-IL voted yes
- Isaac Newton Morris D-IL voted no
- John Alexander Mcclernand D-IL voted no
- James Wilson R-IN voted yes
- John Upfold Pettit R-IN voted yes
- Henry Cornelius Burnett D-KY voted no
- John White Stevenson D-KY voted no
- Miles Taylor D-LA voted no
- John Morgan Landrum D-LA voted no
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted yes
- James Buffinton R-MA voted yes
- Charles Francis Adams R-MA voted yes
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted yes
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted yes
- Charles Delano R-MA voted yes
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
- James Augustus Stewart D-MD voted no
- George Wurtz Hughes D-MD voted no
- John Jasiel Perry R-ME voted yes
- Ezra Bartlett French R-ME voted yes
- Israel Washburn Jr. R-ME voted yes
- De Witt Clinton Leach R-MI voted yes
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. R-MO voted yes
- Thomas Ruffin D-NC voted no
- John Cochrane D-NY voted no
- William Scheuneman Kenyon R-NY voted yes
- James Harper Graham R-NY voted yes
- Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY voted yes
- Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY voted yes
- Alfred Wells R-NY voted yes
- William Irvine R-NY voted yes
- Elbridge Gerry Spaulding R-NY voted yes
- Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH voted no
- William Allen D-OH voted no
- William Howard D-OH voted no
- Benjamin Stanton R-OH voted yes
- John Carey R-OH voted yes
- John Sherman R-OH voted yes
- Sidney Edgerton R-OH voted yes
- Edward Wade R-OH voted yes
- John Hutchins R-OH voted yes
- Lansing Stout D-OR voted no
- Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted no
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
- James Tracy Hale R-PA voted yes
- Samuel Steel Blair R-PA voted yes
- Chapin Hall R-PA voted yes
- Elijah Babbitt R-PA voted yes
- John Singleton Millson D-VA voted no
- Roger Atkinson Pryor D-VA voted no
- Henry Alonzo Edmundson D-VA voted no
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted yes
- Homer Elihu Royce R-VT voted yes
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- David Clopton D-AL
- Sydenham Moore D-AL
- George Smith Houston D-AL
- Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry D-AL
- William Gustavus Whiteley D-DE
- Peter Early Love D-GA
- Martin Jenkins Crawford D-GA
- Thomas Hardeman Jr. O-GA
- Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell D-GA
- John William Henderson Underwood D-GA
- James Jackson D-GA
- John James Jones D-GA
- William Vandever R-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL
- John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL
- Owen Lovejoy R-IL
- William Kellogg R-IL
- William Ellis Niblack D-IN
- William Hayden English D-IN
- William Steele Holman D-IN
- John Givan Davis O-IN
- James Wilson R-IN
- John Upfold Pettit R-IN
- Samuel Oldham Peyton D-KY
- Francis Marion Bristow O-KY
- Robert Mallory O-KY
- Thomas Green Davidson D-LA
- Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA
- James Buffinton R-MA
- Charles Francis Adams R-MA
- Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA
- Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA
- Charles Delano R-MA
- Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA
- Edwin Hanson Webster O-MD
- James Morrison Harris O-MD
- Jacob Michael Kunkel D-MD
- John Jasiel Perry R-ME
- Ezra Bartlett French R-ME
- Israel Washburn Jr. R-ME
- De Witt Clinton Leach R-MI
- Francis Preston Blair Jr. R-MO
- John Bullock Clark D-MO
- James Craig D-MO
- William Barksdale D-MS
- Otho Robards Singleton D-MS
- John Jones Mcrae D-MS
- Francis Burton Craige D-NC
- Zebulon Baird Vance O-NC
- William Brown Maclay D-NY
- William Scheuneman Kenyon R-NY
- James Harper Graham R-NY
- Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY
- Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY
- Alfred Wells R-NY
- William Irvine R-NY
- Elbridge Gerry Spaulding R-NY
- Benjamin Stanton R-OH
- John Carey R-OH
- Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH
- John Sherman R-OH
- Sidney Edgerton R-OH
- Edward Wade R-OH
- John Hutchins R-OH
- Thaddeus Stevens R-PA
- William Harrison Dimmick D-PA
- James Tracy Hale R-PA
- Samuel Steel Blair R-PA
- Chapin Hall R-PA
- Elijah Babbitt R-PA
- John Mcqueen D-SC
- William Porcher Miles D-SC
- Milledge Luke Bonham D-SC
- John Durant Ashmore D-SC
- William Brickly Stokes O-TN
- James Houston Thomas D-TN
- John Vines Wright D-TN
- William Tecumsah Avery D-TN
- John Henninger Reagan D-TX
- Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett D-VA
- Daniel Coleman De Jarnette O-VA
- Shelton Farrar Leake O-VA
- William Smith D-VA
- John Thomas Harris O-VA
- Albert Gallatin Jenkins D-VA
- Elbert Sevier Martin O-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Homer Elihu Royce R-VT
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI
- Charles Hathaway Larrabee D-WI
How each representative voted: No
- Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL
- Thomas Carmichael Hindman D-AR
- Albert Rust D-AR
- John Chilton Burch D-CA
- Dwight Loomis R-CT
- John Woodruff R-CT
- Alfred Avery Burnham R-CT
- Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT
- Isaac Newton Morris D-IL
- John Alexander Mcclernand D-IL
- David Kilgore R-IN
- Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN
- Schuyler Colfax R-IN
- Charles Case R-IN
- Henry Cornelius Burnett D-KY
- William Clayton Anderson O-KY
- Green Adams O-KY
- John White Stevenson D-KY
- John Edward Bouligny O-LA
- Miles Taylor D-LA
- John Morgan Landrum D-LA
- Anson Burlingame R-MA
- John Bassett Alley R-MA
- Eli Thayer R-MA
- James Augustus Stewart D-MD
- George Wurtz Hughes D-MD
- Stephen Clark Foster R-ME
- Francis William Kellogg R-MI
- Cyrus Aldrich R-MN
- William Windom R-MN
- William Nathan Harrell Smith O-NC
- Thomas Ruffin D-NC
- John Adams Gilmer O-NC
- James Madison Leach O-NC
- Gilman Marston R-NH
- Thomas McKey Edwards R-NH
- John Thompson Nixon R-NJ
- John Leake Newbold Stratton R-NJ
- Jetur Rose Riggs O-NJ
- Luther Cullen Carter R-NY
- James Humphrey R-NY
- Thomas Jefferson Barr O-NY
- John Cochrane D-NY
- George Briggs R-NY
- Horace Francis Clark O-NY
- Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY
- Charles Lewis Beale R-NY
- Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY
- James Bedell Mckean R-NY
- George William Palmer R-NY
- Francis Elias Spinner R-NY
- Moses Lindley Lee R-NY
- Charles Brooks Hoard R-NY
- Martin Butterfield R-NY
- Alfred Ely R-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY
- John Addison Gurley R-OH
- Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH
- William Allen D-OH
- James Mitchell Ashley R-OH
- William Howard D-OH
- Thomas Corwin R-OH
- Carey Allen Trimble R-OH
- Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH
- William Helmick R-OH
- Cydnor Bailey Tompkins R-OH
- John Armor Bingham R-OH
- Lansing Stout D-OR
- Thomas Birch Florence D-PA
- Edward Joy Morris R-PA
- John Paul Verree R-PA
- William Millward R-PA
- John Wood R-PA
- Henry Clay Longnecker R-PA
- John Weinland Killinger R-PA
- James Hepburn Campbell R-PA
- Galusha Aaron Grow R-PA
- Benjamin Franklin Junkin R-PA
- Edward Mcpherson R-PA
- John Covode R-PA
- James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA
- Robert Mcknight R-PA
- William Stewart R-PA
- Christopher Robinson R-RI
- William Daniel Brayton R-RI
- Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson O-TN
- Horace Maynard O-TN
- Reese Bowen Brabson O-TN
- Robert Hopkins Hatton O-TN
- James Minor Quarles O-TN
- Emerson Etheridge O-TN
- Andrew Jackson Hamilton O-TX
- John Singleton Millson D-VA
- Roger Atkinson Pryor D-VA
- Alexander Robinson Boteler O-VA
- Henry Alonzo Edmundson D-VA
- Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT
- John Fox Potter R-WI
Did not vote
- James Adams Stallworth D-AL
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- Charles Lewis Scott D-CA
- George Sydney Hawkins D-FL
- Joshua Hill O-GA
- Samuel Ryan Curtis R-IA
- James Carroll Robinson D-IL
- Philip Bond Fouke D-IL
- John Alexander Logan D-IL
- William McKee Dunn R-IN
- Martin Franklin Conway R-KS
- John Young Brown D-KY
- William Emmett Simms D-KY
- Laban Theodore Moore O-KY
- Charles Russell Train R-MA
- Henry Winter Davis O-MD
- Daniel Eton Somes R-ME
- Freeman Harlow Morse R-ME
- Stephen Coburn R-ME
- George Byran Cooper D-MI
- William Alanson Howard R-MI
- Henry Waldron R-MI
- John Richard Barret D-MO
- Thomas Lilbourne Anderson O-MO
- Samuel Hughes Woodson O-MO
- John Smith Phelps D-MO
- John William Noell D-MO
- Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS
- Reuben Davis D-MS
- Warren Winslow D-NC
- Lawrence O'Bryan Branch D-NC
- Mason Weare Tappan R-NH
- Garnett Bowditch Adrain O-NJ
- William Pennington R-NJ
- Daniel Edgar Sickles D-NY
- John Bussing Haskin O-NY
- John Hazard Reynolds O-NY
- Clark Betton Cochrane R-NY
- Roscoe Conkling R-NY
- Emory Bemsley Pottle R-NY
- Augustus Frank R-NY
- Edwin Ruthvin Reynolds R-NY
- Silas Mainville Burroughs R-NY
- George Hunt Pendleton D-OH
- Charles Drake Martin D-OH
- Thomas Clarke Theaker R-OH
- John Hickman O-PA
- Jacob Kerlin Mckenty D-PA
- John Schwartz O-PA
- George Whitfield Scranton R-PA
- William Montgomery D-PA
- Laurence Massillon Keitt D-SC
- William Waters Boyce D-SC
- William Osborne Goode D-VA
- Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA
- Sherrard Clemens D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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