To commit h.j.r. 26, a resolution for the execution of a historical painting for the rotunda (in the library of Congress) to the committee of the whole.

On Apr 6, 1846, the House voted 74–52 (HJR 26). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 71–10, Others 3–42. 10 members voted against their own party.

During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.

Yes: 74
No: 52
Did not vote: 111
Date: Apr 6, 1846

By party

Democrats71 yes · 10 no · 68 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 42 no · 43 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Wentworth D-IL voted no
Hannibal Hamlin D-ME voted no
William Brown Maclay D-NY voted no
Bradford Ripley Wood D-NY voted no
William Jervis Hough D-NY voted no
Samuel Stewart Ellsworth D-NY voted no
Francis Alanson Cunningham D-OH voted no
Richard Brodhead D-PA voted no
Edmund Wilcox Hubard D-VA voted no
Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA 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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Capitol Receipts, “To commit h.j.r. 26, a resolution for the…: House Vote, Apr 6, 1846,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/29-H-156/to-commit-h-j-r-26-a-resolution-for (accessed 2026-10-13).