To adjourn, due to late hour, during consideration of the report of the committee of 33.

On Feb 26, 1861, the House voted 54–87. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 53–25, Democrats 0–39, Others 1–23. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 54
No: 87
Did not vote: 103
Date: Feb 26, 1861

By party

Democrats0 yes · 39 no · 48 didn’t vote
Republicans53 yes · 25 no · 40 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 23 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William McKee Dunn R-IN voted no
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted no
John Upfold Pettit R-IN voted no
Charles Francis Adams R-MA voted no
William Alanson Howard R-MI voted no
Cyrus Aldrich R-MN voted no
Luther Cullen Carter R-NY voted no
George Briggs R-NY voted no
Francis Elias Spinner R-NY voted no
Clark Betton Cochrane R-NY voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
Moses Lindley Lee R-NY voted no
Emory Bemsley Pottle R-NY voted no
Elbridge Gerry Spaulding R-NY voted no
Thomas Corwin R-OH voted no
Benjamin Stanton R-OH voted no
James Hepburn Campbell R-PA voted no
Benjamin Franklin Junkin R-PA voted no
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted no
John Covode R-PA voted no
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted no
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Homer Elihu Royce R-VT 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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