To concur in Senate amendment to H.R. 298, which amendment appropriates $30,000 for continuance of surveys, etc., in oregon and california.

On Aug 10, 1848, the House voted 28–129 (HR 298). Result: failed. By party: Others 10–73, Democrats 18–56. 18 members voted against their own party.

During the 30th Congress (1847–1848), James K. Polk was president.

Yes: 28
No: 129
Did not vote: 79
Date: Aug 10, 1848

By party

Others10 yes · 73 no · 39 didn’t vote
Democrats18 yes · 56 no · 39 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted yes
William Thompson D-IA voted yes
Thomas Johnston Turner D-IL voted yes
John Larne Robinson D-IN voted yes
William Rockhill D-IN voted yes
Robert Mcclelland D-MI voted yes
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
James Butler Bowlin D-MO voted yes
Joseph E. Edsall D-NJ voted yes
William Brown Maclay D-NY voted yes
Charles Jared Ingersoll D-PA voted yes
James Thompson D-PA voted yes
Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI voted yes
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted yes
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted yes
Robert Augustine Thompson D-VA voted yes
Lucius Benedict Peck D-VT voted yes
Mason Cook Darling D-WI 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 concur in Senate amendment to H.R. 298…: House Vote, Aug 10, 1848,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/30-H-293/to-concur-in-senate-amendment-to-h-r-298 (accessed 2026-10-17).