To pass H. R. 334. (p.1672-3)

On Aug 27, 1850, the House voted 129–62 (HR 334). Result: passed. By party: Others 93–4, Democrats 36–58. 36 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 129
No: 62
Did not vote: 52
Date: Aug 27, 1850

By party

Others93 yes · 4 no · 26 didn’t vote
Democrats36 yes · 58 no · 25 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Loren Pinckney Waldo D-CT voted yes
Joseph Webber Jackson D-GA voted yes
Marshall Johnson Wellborn D-GA voted yes
Shepherd Leffler D-IA voted yes
William Harrison Bissell D-IL voted yes
John Alexander Mcclernand D-IL voted yes
John Wentworth D-IL voted yes
Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted yes
John Calvin Mason D-KY voted yes
Emile La Sére D-LA voted yes
Isaac Edward Morse D-LA voted yes
Robert Milligan Mclane D-MD voted yes
Nathaniel Swett Littlefield D-ME voted yes
Cullen Sawtelle D-ME voted yes
Charles Stetson D-ME voted yes
Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME voted yes
James Butler Bowlin D-MO voted yes
William Mcwillie D-MS voted yes
Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted yes
Harry Hibbard D-NH voted yes
Hiram Walden D-NY voted yes
Moses Hoagland D-OH voted yes
Joseph Cable D-OH voted yes
John Robbins D-PA voted yes
Thomas Ross D-PA voted yes
William Strong D-PA voted yes
David Wilmot D-PA voted yes
Alfred Gilmore D-PA voted yes
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted yes
Andrew Ewing D-TN voted yes
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted yes
James Alexander Seddon 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
Lucius Benedict Peck D-VT 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 pass H. R. 334. (p.1672-3): House Vote, Aug 27, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-308/to-pass-h-r-334-p-1672-3 (accessed 2026-10-17).