To pass H.R. 4, a bill for the relief of mary braun, widow of a revolutionary pensioner.

On Jan 29, 1848, the House voted 119–47 (HR 4). Result: passed. By party: Others 87–3, Democrats 32–44. 32 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 119
No: 47
Did not vote: 70
Date: Jan 29, 1848

By party

Others87 yes · 3 no · 32 didn’t vote
Democrats32 yes · 44 no · 37 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Sampson Willis Harris D-AL voted yes
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted yes
Franklin Welsh Bowdon D-AL voted yes
Alfred Iverson Sr. D-GA voted yes
Hugh Anderson Haralson D-GA voted yes
William Thompson D-IA voted yes
Shepherd Leffler D-IA voted yes
John Alexander Mcclernand D-IL voted yes
Charles William Cathcart D-IN voted yes
William Rockhill D-IN voted yes
Robert Milligan Mclane D-MD voted yes
David Hammons D-ME voted yes
Asa William Henry Clapp D-ME voted yes
Franklin Clark D-ME voted yes
Ephraim Knight Smart D-ME voted yes
James Sullivan Wiley D-ME voted yes
Hezekiah Williams D-ME voted yes
Winfield Scott Featherston D-MS voted yes
Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
William Sawyer D-OH voted yes
Jonathan David Morris D-OH voted yes
John Krepps Miller D-OH voted yes
Thomas Ritchey D-OH voted yes
William Kennon Jr. D-OH voted yes
John D. Cummins D-OH voted yes
Samuel Lahm D-OH voted yes
Job Mann D-PA voted yes
Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI voted yes
James Augustus Black D-SC voted yes
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted yes
Hugh Lawson White Hill D-TN 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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