To adjourn both houses on aug. 12, ending the session. (p.1222-3)

On Jun 17, 1850, the House voted 81–117. Result: failed. By party: Others 20–80, Democrats 61–37. 37 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 81
No: 117
Did not vote: 45
Date: Jun 17, 1850

By party

Others20 yes · 80 no · 23 didn’t vote
Democrats61 yes · 37 no · 21 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Loren Pinckney Waldo D-CT voted no
William Thompson D-IA voted no
William Harrison Bissell D-IL voted no
John Alexander Mcclernand D-IL voted no
Timothy Roberts Young D-IL voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
Thomas Langrell Harris D-IL voted no
Willis Arnold Gorman D-IN voted no
Linn Boyd D-KY voted no
Richard Henry Stanton D-KY 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
James Butler Bowlin D-MO voted no
Willard Preble Hall D-MO 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
Amos Eastman Wood D-OH voted no
Edson Baldwin Olds 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
John Robbins D-PA voted no
Milo Melankthon Dimmick D-PA voted no
David Wilmot D-PA voted no
James Thompson D-PA voted no
Richard Parker D-VA voted no
James Madison Hite Beale D-VA 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 adjourn both houses on aug. 12, ending…: House Vote, Jun 17, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-182/to-adjourn-both-houses-on-aug-12-ending-the (accessed 2026-10-17).