To table a resolution that the committee on territories be instructed to report a bill, S. 170, providing for a government for the territory ceded by mexico by

On Dec 31, 1849, the House voted 83–101 (S 170). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 60–36, Others 23–65. 36 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 83
No: 101
Did not vote: 59
Date: Dec 31, 1849

By party

Others23 yes · 65 no · 35 didn’t vote
Democrats60 yes · 36 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Loren Pinckney Waldo D-CT voted no
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland D-CT voted no
William Thompson D-IA voted no
Shepherd Leffler D-IA voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
Nathaniel Albertson D-IN voted no
Cyrus Livingston Dunham D-IN voted no
John Larne Robinson D-IN voted no
Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
Andrew Jackson Harlan D-IN voted no
Elbridge Gerry D-ME 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
Alexander Woodruff Buel D-MI voted no
Kinsley Scott Bingham D-MI voted no
Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted no
Harry Hibbard D-NH voted no
Isaac Wildrick D-NJ voted no
Hiram Walden D-NY voted no
David Tiernan Disney D-OH voted no
Emery Davis Potter D-OH voted no
Amos Eastman Wood D-OH voted no
Jonathan David Morris D-OH voted no
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted no
Charles Sweetser D-OH voted no
William Augustus Whittlesey D-OH voted no
Moses Hoagland D-OH voted no
Joseph Cable D-OH voted no
David Kellogg Cartter D-OH voted no
Milo Melankthon Dimmick D-PA voted no
David Wilmot D-PA voted no
James Thompson D-PA 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, “To table a resolution that the committee on…: House Vote, Dec 31, 1849,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-18/to-table-a-resolution-that-the-committee-on-territories (accessed 2026-10-17).