To pass S. 307. (p.1764-3)

On Sep 6, 1850, the House voted 108–97 (S 307). Result: passed. By party: Others 50–55, Democrats 58–42. 42 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 108
No: 97
Did not vote: 38
Date: Sep 6, 1850

By party

Others50 yes · 55 no · 18 didn’t vote
Democrats58 yes · 42 no · 19 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Sampson Willis Harris D-AL voted no
Samuel Williams Inge D-AL voted no
David Hubbard D-AL voted no
Franklin Welsh Bowdon D-AL voted no
Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
Loren Pinckney Waldo D-CT voted no
Joseph Webber Jackson D-GA voted no
Hugh Anderson Haralson D-GA voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
Andrew Jackson Harlan D-IN voted no
Emile La Sére D-LA voted no
Isaac Edward Morse D-LA voted no
Cullen Sawtelle D-ME voted no
Charles Stetson D-ME voted no
Kinsley Scott Bingham D-MI voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted no
Winfield Scott Featherston D-MS voted no
William Mcwillie D-MS voted no
Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
Abraham Watkins Venable D-NC voted no
John Reeves Jones Daniel D-NC voted no
Jonathan David Morris D-OH voted no
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted no
Charles Sweetser D-OH voted no
Joseph Cable D-OH voted no
David Kellogg Cartter D-OH voted no
Daniel Wallace D-SC voted no
James Lawrence Orr D-SC voted no
Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC voted no
John Mcqueen D-SC voted no
Armistead Burt D-SC voted no
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted no
William Ferguson Colcock D-SC voted no
John Singleton Millson D-VA voted no
Richard Kidder Meade D-VA voted no
Thomas Hamlet Averett D-VA voted no
Paulus Powell D-VA voted no
James Alexander Seddon D-VA voted no
Alexander Richmond Holladay D-VA voted no
Lucius Benedict Peck D-VT voted no
James Duane Doty D-WI voted no

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 S. 307. (p.1764-3): House Vote, Sep 6, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-357/to-pass-s-307-p-1764-3 (accessed 2026-10-16).