To table a resolution that the ways and means committee be instructed to procure and report to the house, and account of all moneys, which may have been taken,

On Jun 18, 1850, the House voted 95–96. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–88, Others 86–8. 9 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 95
No: 96
Did not vote: 52
Date: Jun 18, 1850

By party

Others86 yes · 8 no · 29 didn’t vote
Democrats9 yes · 88 no · 22 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Franklin Welsh Bowdon D-AL voted yes
Kinsley Scott Bingham D-MI voted yes
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted yes
John Robbins D-PA voted yes
William Strong D-PA voted yes
James Lawrence Orr D-SC voted yes
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted yes
George Washington Jones D-TN voted yes
Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA 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 table a resolution that the ways and…: House Vote, Jun 18, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-188/to-table-a-resolution-that-the-ways-and-means (accessed 2026-10-16).