To order a call of the house, during debate on admitting california into the union. (p.1518-1)

On Aug 5, 1850, the House voted 38–120. Result: failed. By party: Others 6–73, Democrats 32–47. 32 members voted against their own party.

During the 31st Congress (1849–1850), Millard Fillmore was president.

Yes: 38
No: 120
Did not vote: 85
Date: Aug 5, 1850

By party

Others6 yes · 73 no · 44 didn’t vote
Democrats32 yes · 47 no · 40 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Sampson Willis Harris D-AL voted yes
David Hubbard D-AL voted yes
Chauncey Fitch Cleveland D-CT voted yes
Joseph Webber Jackson D-GA voted yes
Marshall Johnson Wellborn D-GA voted yes
John Wentworth D-IL voted yes
Cyrus Livingston Dunham D-IN voted yes
William John Brown D-IN voted yes
Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted yes
Emile La Sére D-LA voted yes
Isaac Edward Morse D-LA voted yes
William Thomas Hamilton D-MD voted yes
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted yes
Winfield Scott Featherston D-MS voted yes
Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted yes
Abraham Watkins Venable D-NC voted yes
John Reeves Jones Daniel D-NC voted yes
Moses Hoagland D-OH voted yes
David Kellogg Cartter D-OH voted yes
James Thompson D-PA voted yes
Daniel Wallace D-SC voted yes
James Lawrence Orr D-SC voted yes
John Mcqueen D-SC voted yes
Armistead Burt D-SC voted yes
John Houston Savage D-TN voted yes
James Houston Thomas D-TN voted yes
David Spangler Kaufman D-TX voted yes
Volney Erskine Howard D-TX voted yes
Thomas Hamlet Averett D-VA voted yes
Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA voted yes
Alexander Richmond Holladay D-VA 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 order a call of the house, during debate…: House Vote, Aug 5, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-272/to-order-a-call-of-the-house-during-debate (accessed 2026-10-17).