To pass H.R. 436. (p. 236-3)

On Feb 3, 1845, the House voted 140–59 (HR 439). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 123–5, Others 17–54. 5 members voted against their own party.

During the 28th Congress (1843–1844), John Tyler was president.

Yes: 140
No: 59
Did not vote: 35
Date: Feb 3, 1845

By party

Others17 yes · 54 no · 13 didn’t vote
Democrats123 yes · 5 no · 22 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Reuben Chapman D-AL voted no
Richard David Davis D-NY voted no
John Campbell D-SC voted no
George Washington Jones D-TN voted no
Walter Coles D-VA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL
Edward Cross D-AR
Willis Green O-KY
William Poindexter Thomasson O-KY
John Bennett Dawson D-LA
Pierre Jean Baptiste Evariste Bossier D-LA
Barker Burnell O-MA
Thomas Ara Spence O-MD
Jacob Thompson D-MS
Romulus Mitchell Saunders D-NC
Kenneth Rayner O-NC
John Parker Hale D-NH
Samuel Beardsley D-NY
Smith Meade Purdy D-NY
Heman Allen Moore D-OH
Joshua Reed Giddings O-OH
Edward Stowe Hamlin O-OH
Henry Roelif Brinkerhoff D-OH
John T. Smith D-PA
Jeremiah Brown O-PA
Almon Heath Read D-PA
Henry Frick O-PA
Henry Nes O-PA
William Wilkins D-PA
Samuel Hays D-PA
Charles Manning Reed O-PA
Henry Young Cranston O-RI
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC
David W. Dickinson O-TN
George Coke Dromgoole D-VA
Thomas Walker Gilmer D-VA
John Winston Jones D-VA
Henry Alexander Wise D-VA
Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA
Augustus Alexandria Chapman D-VA

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.R. 436. (p. 236-3): House Vote, Feb 3, 1845,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/28-H-496/to-pass-h-r-436-p-236-3 (accessed 2026-10-17).