To table S. 307. (p.1749-2)

On Sep 4, 1850, the House voted 61–141 (S 307). Result: failed. By party: Others 29–75, Democrats 32–66. 32 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 61
No: 141
Did not vote: 41
Date: Sep 4, 1850

By party

Others29 yes · 75 no · 19 didn’t vote
Democrats32 yes · 66 no · 21 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Sampson Willis Harris D-AL voted yes
Samuel Williams Inge D-AL voted yes
David Hubbard D-AL voted yes
Franklin Welsh Bowdon D-AL voted yes
Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted yes
Andrew Jackson Harlan D-IN voted yes
Isaac Edward Morse D-LA voted yes
Kinsley Scott Bingham D-MI 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
William Shepperd Ashe D-NC voted yes
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted yes
Joseph Cable D-OH voted yes
Daniel Wallace D-SC voted yes
James Lawrence Orr D-SC voted yes
Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC voted yes
John Mcqueen D-SC 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
John Singleton Millson D-VA voted yes
Richard Kidder Meade D-VA voted yes
Thomas Hamlet Averett D-VA voted yes
Paulus Powell D-VA voted yes
James Alexander Seddon D-VA voted yes
Alexander Richmond Holladay D-VA 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 table S. 307. (p.1749-2): House Vote, Sep 4, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-337/to-table-s-307-p-1749-2 (accessed 2026-10-15).