To amend H.R. 699, (app. Mar. 3, 1849), a bill to appropriate for the naval services for the 1850 fiscal year, by appropriating $10,000 for purchase of bishops

On Mar 3, 1849, the House voted 74–101 (HR 699). Result: failed. By party: Others 52–37, Democrats 21–64, Independents 1–0. 21 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 74
No: 101
Did not vote: 61
Date: Mar 3, 1849

By party

Others52 yes · 37 no · 33 didn’t vote
Democrats21 yes · 64 no · 28 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Franklin Welsh Bowdon D-AL voted yes
John Wentworth D-IL voted yes
Robert Milligan Mclane D-MD voted yes
Asa William Henry Clapp D-ME voted yes
Franklin Clark D-ME voted yes
James Sullivan Wiley D-ME voted yes
Hezekiah Williams D-ME voted yes
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted yes
Winfield Scott Featherston D-MS voted yes
Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted yes
James Hutchins Johnson D-NH voted yes
Joseph E. Edsall D-NJ voted yes
Henry Cruse Murphy D-NY voted yes
Henry Nicoll D-NY voted yes
Samuel Lahm D-OH voted yes
Charles Jared Ingersoll 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
Richard Kidder Meade D-VA voted yes
Lucius Benedict Peck 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 H.R. 699, (app. Mar. 3, 1849), a…: House Vote, Mar 3, 1849,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/30-H-464/to-amend-h-r-699-app-mar-3-1849 (accessed 2026-10-17).