To amend a resolution to print 35,000 extra copies of the report of the commissioner of patents, by providing that 50,000 extra copies shall be printed. (p. 47

On Mar 10, 1846, the House voted 36–143. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 20–97, Others 16–46. 20 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 36
No: 143
Did not vote: 58
Date: Mar 10, 1846

By party

Democrats20 yes · 97 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others16 yes · 46 no · 26 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Smith D-IL voted yes
Orlando Bell Ficklin D-IL voted yes
John Wentworth D-IL voted yes
Thomas Johns Perry D-MD voted yes
Cullen Sawtelle D-ME voted yes
James Hutchins Johnson D-NH voted yes
Mace Moulton D-NH voted yes
William W. Woodworth D-NY voted yes
Timothy Jenkins D-NY voted yes
William Jervis Hough D-NY voted yes
Horace Wheaton D-NY voted yes
James John Faran D-OH voted yes
Augustus Leonard Perrill D-OH voted yes
Isaac Parrish D-OH voted yes
Owen D. Leib D-PA voted yes
William Swan Garvin D-PA voted yes
Henry Bedinger D-VA voted yes
James Mcdowell D-VA voted yes
George Washington Hopkins D-VA voted yes
Paul Dillingham Jr. D-VT 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 amend a resolution to print 35,000 extra…: House Vote, Mar 10, 1846,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/29-H-98/to-amend-a-resolution-to-print-35-000-extra (accessed 2026-10-17).