To adopt a resolution providing to proceed immediately to the election of a speaker viva voce, and any member receiving the largest number of votes shall be ele

On Dec 22, 1849, the House voted 113–106. Result: passed. By party: Others 89–22, Democrats 24–84. 24 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 113
No: 106
Did not vote: 24
Date: Dec 22, 1849

By party

Others89 yes · 22 no · 12 didn’t vote
Democrats24 yes · 84 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Shepherd Leffler D-IA voted yes
Cyrus Livingston Dunham D-IN voted yes
William John Brown D-IN voted yes
George Alfred Caldwell D-KY voted yes
Richard Henry Stanton D-KY voted yes
Isaac Edward Morse D-LA voted yes
William Thomas Hamilton D-MD voted yes
Edward Hammond D-MD voted yes
Elbridge Gerry D-ME voted yes
Nathaniel Swett Littlefield D-ME voted yes
Cullen Sawtelle D-ME voted yes
Charles Stetson D-ME voted yes
Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME voted yes
Kinsley Scott Bingham D-MI voted yes
Willard Preble Hall D-MO voted yes
Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted yes
Harry Hibbard D-NH voted yes
Job Mann D-PA voted yes
Alfred Gilmore D-PA voted yes
Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
John Houston Savage D-TN voted yes
Andrew Ewing D-TN voted yes
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted yes
James Duane Doty 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 adopt a resolution providing to proceed…: House Vote, Dec 22, 1849,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-16/to-adopt-a-resolution-providing-to-proceed-immediately-to (accessed 2026-10-16).