To table H.R. 685, a bill to establish the territorial government of upper california.

On Feb 27, 1849, the House voted 86–127 (HR 685). Result: failed. By party: Others 33–78, Democrats 53–48, Independents 0–1. 48 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 86
No: 127
Did not vote: 23
Date: Feb 27, 1849

By party

Others33 yes · 78 no · 11 didn’t vote
Democrats53 yes · 48 no · 12 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

William Thompson D-IA voted no
Shepherd Leffler D-IA voted no
John Alexander Mcclernand D-IL voted no
Orlando Bell Ficklin D-IL voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted no
Thomas Jefferson Henley D-IN voted no
John Larne Robinson D-IN voted no
William Watson Wick D-IN voted no
John Pettit D-IN voted no
Charles William Cathcart D-IN voted no
William Rockhill D-IN voted no
David Hammons D-ME voted no
Asa William Henry Clapp D-ME voted no
Franklin Clark D-ME voted no
Ephraim Knight Smart D-ME voted no
James Sullivan Wiley D-ME voted no
Hezekiah Williams D-ME voted no
Robert Mcclelland D-MI voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
Kinsley Scott Bingham D-MI voted no
Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted no
James Hutchins Johnson D-NH voted no
Joseph E. Edsall D-NJ voted no
Frederick William Lord D-NY voted no
Henry Cruse Murphy D-NY voted no
Henry Nicoll D-NY voted no
William Brown Maclay D-NY voted no
Sidney Lawrence D-NY voted no
William Collins D-NY voted no
Timothy Jenkins D-NY voted no
George Anson Starkweather D-NY voted no
Ausburn Birdsall D-NY voted no
James John Faran D-OH voted no
Jonathan David Morris D-OH voted no
Thomas Ritchey D-OH voted no
John D. Cummins D-OH voted no
Samuel Lahm D-OH voted no
Charles Jared Ingersoll D-PA voted no
William Strong D-PA voted no
Richard Brodhead D-PA voted no
David Wilmot D-PA voted no
Job Mann D-PA voted no
James Thompson D-PA voted no
Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI voted no
Lucius Benedict Peck D-VT voted no
Mason Cook Darling D-WI voted no
William Pitt Lynde D-WI 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 table H.R. 685, a bill to establish the…: House Vote, Feb 27, 1849,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/30-H-441/to-table-h-r-685-a-bill-to-establish (accessed 2026-10-17).