To amend H.R. 334, by appropriating $15,000 for various services for draughtsmen to head scientific corps. (p.16722)

On Aug 27, 1850, the House voted 104–84 (HR 334). Result: passed. By party: Others 87–8, Democrats 17–76. 17 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 104
No: 84
Did not vote: 55
Date: Aug 27, 1850

By party

Others87 yes · 8 no · 28 didn’t vote
Democrats17 yes · 76 no · 26 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Loren Pinckney Waldo D-CT voted yes
Joseph Webber Jackson D-GA voted yes
Richard Henry Stanton D-KY voted yes
Robert Milligan Mclane D-MD voted yes
Harry Hibbard D-NH voted yes
William Strong D-PA voted yes
Alfred Gilmore D-PA voted yes
Armistead Burt D-SC voted yes
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted yes
William Ferguson Colcock D-SC voted yes
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted yes
Volney Erskine Howard D-TX voted yes
Richard Kidder Meade D-VA voted yes
Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA voted yes
James Mcdowell D-VA voted yes
James Madison Hite Beale 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 amend H.R. 334, by appropriating $15,000…: House Vote, Aug 27, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-307/to-amend-h-r-334-by-appropriating-15-000 (accessed 2026-10-17).