A resolution that the committee on public expenditures are hereby authorized to employ a person to act as clerk and stenographer to said committee. (p. 1064)

On Mar 8, 1860, the House voted 118–53. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 79–1, Democrats 17–41, Others 22–11. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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: 118
No: 53
Did not vote: 73
Date: Mar 8, 1860

By party

Democrats17 yes · 41 no · 29 didn’t vote
Republicans79 yes · 1 no · 38 didn’t vote
Others22 yes · 11 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

David Clopton D-AL voted yes
Thomas Carmichael Hindman D-AR voted yes
John Chilton Burch D-CA voted yes
Philip Bond Fouke D-IL voted yes
William Steele Holman D-IN voted yes
George Wurtz Hughes D-MD voted yes
John William Noell D-MO voted yes
William Barksdale D-MS voted yes
William Brown Maclay D-NY voted yes
John Cochrane D-NY voted yes
William Howard D-OH voted yes
John Carey R-OH voted no
Charles Drake Martin D-OH voted yes
Lansing Stout D-OR voted yes
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted yes
John Durant Ashmore D-SC voted yes
Henry Alonzo Edmundson 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, “A resolution that the committee on public…: House Vote, Mar 8, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-H-84/a-resolution-that-the-committee-on-public-expenditures-are (accessed 2026-10-17).