To pass a resolution directing that the same compensation be paid to house employees as is paid to persons employed by the Senate in similar capacities. (p. 11

On Aug 3, 1846, the House voted 77–76. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 40–57, Others 37–19. 40 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 77
No: 76
Did not vote: 84
Date: Aug 3, 1846

By party

Democrats40 yes · 57 no · 52 didn’t vote
Others37 yes · 19 no · 32 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Felix Grundy Mcconnell D-AL voted yes
John Wentworth D-IL voted yes
Thomas Jefferson Henley D-IN voted yes
John Pettit D-IN voted yes
Charles William Cathcart D-IN voted yes
John Wooleston Tibbatts D-KY voted yes
Thomas Johns Perry D-MD voted yes
Thomas Watkins Ligon D-MD voted yes
William Fell Giles D-MD voted yes
Albert Constable D-MD voted yes
John Fairfield Scamman D-ME voted yes
Robert Pinckney Dunlap D-ME voted yes
Cullen Sawtelle D-ME voted yes
Hannibal Hamlin D-ME voted yes
Hezekiah Williams D-ME voted yes
John Smith Chipman D-MI voted yes
James Bennett Hunt D-MI voted yes
James Hutchins Johnson D-NH voted yes
Mace Moulton D-NH voted yes
Moses Norris Jr. D-NH voted yes
George Sykes D-NJ voted yes
Joseph E. Edsall D-NJ voted yes
William Brown Maclay D-NY voted yes
William W. Woodworth D-NY voted yes
Archibald Campbell Niven D-NY voted yes
Charles Goodyear D-NY voted yes
Stephen Strong D-NY voted yes
George Oscar Rathbun D-NY voted yes
John De Mott D-NY voted yes
Francis Alanson Cunningham D-OH voted yes
Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH voted yes
Augustus Leonard Perrill D-OH voted yes
Jacob Brinkerhoff D-OH voted yes
Isaac Parrish D-OH voted yes
Moses Mcclean D-PA voted yes
Henry Donnel Foster D-PA voted yes
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted yes
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted yes
Timothy Pilsbury D-TX voted yes
Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA 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, “To pass a resolution directing that the same…: House Vote, Aug 3, 1846,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/29-H-420/to-pass-a-resolution-directing-that-the-same-compensation (accessed 2026-10-14).