To amend a Senate amendment to H.J. RES. 5 (april 27, 1846), a resolution requesting the President of the U.S. To cause notice to be given to great britain abro

On Apr 18, 1846, the House voted 99–87 (HJR 5). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 98–23, Others 1–64. 23 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 99
No: 87
Did not vote: 51
Date: Apr 18, 1846

By party

Democrats98 yes · 23 no · 28 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 64 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edmund Strother Dargan D-AL voted no
William Lowndes Yancey D-AL voted no
William Winter Payne D-AL voted no
Reuben Chapman D-AL voted no
Isaac Edward Morse D-LA voted no
John Dennis Mccrate D-ME voted no
Archibald Campbell Niven D-NY voted no
Timothy Jenkins D-NY voted no
Charles Goodyear D-NY voted no
William Jervis Hough D-NY voted no
Richard Franklin Simpson D-SC voted no
Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC voted no
Armistead Burt D-SC voted no
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted no
Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
William Marshall Tredway D-VA voted no
Edmund Wilcox Hubard D-VA voted no
James Alexander Seddon D-VA voted no
Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA voted no
Robert Mercer Taliaferro Hunter D-VA voted no
Henry Bedinger D-VA voted no
Augustus Alexandria Chapman 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 amend a Senate amendment to H.J. RES. 5…: House Vote, Apr 18, 1846,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/29-H-176/to-amend-a-senate-amendment-to-h-j-res (accessed 2026-10-16).