That when house adjourns, it meet on wednesday next. (p.385 -3)

On Feb 18, 1850, the House voted 56–82. Result: failed. By party: Others 16–57, Democrats 40–25. 25 members voted against their own party.

During the 31st Congress (1849–1850), Zachary Taylor was president.

Yes: 56
No: 82
Did not vote: 105
Date: Feb 18, 1850

By party

Others16 yes · 57 no · 50 didn’t vote
Democrats40 yes · 25 no · 54 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Loren Pinckney Waldo D-CT voted no
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland D-CT voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
Nathaniel Albertson D-IN voted no
Cyrus Livingston Dunham D-IN voted no
Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
Nathaniel Swett Littlefield D-ME voted no
Cullen Sawtelle D-ME voted no
Charles Stetson D-ME voted no
Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME voted no
Kinsley Scott Bingham D-MI voted no
William Van Ness Bay D-MO voted no
Amos Eastman Wood D-OH voted no
Charles Sweetser D-OH voted no
William Augustus Whittlesey D-OH voted no
Joseph Cable D-OH voted no
David Kellogg Cartter D-OH voted no
William Strong D-PA voted no
David Wilmot D-PA voted no
Job Mann D-PA voted no
Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no
Lucius Benedict Peck D-VT voted no
James Duane Doty 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, “That when house adjourns, it meet on…: House Vote, Feb 18, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-104/that-when-house-adjourns-it-meet-on-wednesday-next (accessed 2026-10-17).