To suspend rules, and resolve itself into a committee of the whole house on the private calendar.

On Aug 10, 1846, the House voted 84–38. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 37–37, Others 47–1. 37 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 84
No: 38
Did not vote: 115
Date: Aug 10, 1846

By party

Democrats37 yes · 37 no · 75 didn’t vote
Others47 yes · 1 no · 40 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Felix Grundy Mcconnell D-AL voted no
William Henry Brockenbrough D-FL voted no
George Washington Bonaparte Towns D-GA voted no
Hugh Anderson Haralson D-GA voted no
John Henry Lumpkin D-GA voted no
Orlando Bell Ficklin D-IL voted no
Linn Boyd D-KY voted no
Emile La Sére D-LA voted no
John Henry Harmanson D-LA voted no
John Fairfield Scamman D-ME voted no
John Dennis Mccrate D-ME voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
Leonard Henly Sims D-MO voted no
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted no
Robert Whyte Roberts D-MS voted no
Stephen Adams D-MS voted no
David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
James Iver Mckay D-NC voted no
Henry Selby Clark D-NC voted no
James Hutchins Johnson D-NH voted no
Samuel Gordon D-NY voted no
William Jervis Hough D-NY voted no
James John Faran D-OH voted no
Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH voted no
Jacob Brinkerhoff D-OH voted no
John D. Cummins D-OH voted no
William Swan Garvin D-PA voted no
Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC voted no
Alexander Dromgoole Sims D-SC voted no
Armistead Burt D-SC voted no
Robert Barnwell Rhett D-SC voted no
Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
Lucien Bonaparte Chase D-TN voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
George Coke Dromgoole D-VA voted no
Shelton Farrar Leake D-VA voted no
George Washington Hopkins 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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