To amend S. 262 (9 stat. 445, app. 8/30/1850), an act for the taking of a census and apportionment of representatives, by striking the words "with the intention

On Aug 19, 1850, the House voted 101–80 (S 262). Result: passed. By party: Others 69–23, Democrats 32–57. 32 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 101
No: 80
Did not vote: 62
Date: Aug 19, 1850

By party

Others69 yes · 23 no · 31 didn’t vote
Democrats32 yes · 57 no · 30 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Loren Pinckney Waldo D-CT voted yes
Marshall Johnson Wellborn D-GA voted yes
Shepherd Leffler D-IA voted yes
Timothy Roberts Young D-IL voted yes
John Wentworth D-IL voted yes
William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted yes
Nathaniel Albertson D-IN voted yes
Andrew Jackson Harlan D-IN voted yes
Cullen Sawtelle D-ME voted yes
Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME voted yes
Kinsley Scott Bingham D-MI voted yes
Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted yes
Isaac Wildrick D-NJ voted yes
Hiram Walden D-NY voted yes
David Tiernan Disney D-OH voted yes
Emery Davis Potter D-OH voted yes
Amos Eastman Wood D-OH voted yes
Jonathan David Morris D-OH voted yes
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted yes
Charles Sweetser D-OH voted yes
William Augustus Whittlesey D-OH voted yes
Moses Hoagland D-OH voted yes
Joseph Cable D-OH voted yes
David Kellogg Cartter D-OH voted yes
John Robbins D-PA voted yes
William Strong D-PA voted yes
Milo Melankthon Dimmick D-PA voted yes
James Xavier Mclanahan D-PA voted yes
Job Mann D-PA voted yes
James Thompson D-PA voted yes
Lucius Benedict Peck D-VT 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 amend S. 262 (9 stat. 445, app…: House Vote, Aug 19, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-289/to-amend-s-262-9-stat-445-app-8 (accessed 2026-10-16).