To pass S. 169. (p.1772-1)

On Sep 7, 1850, the House voted 150–56 (S 169). Result: passed. By party: Others 94–10, Democrats 56–46. 46 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 150
No: 56
Did not vote: 37
Date: Sep 7, 1850

By party

Others94 yes · 10 no · 19 didn’t vote
Democrats56 yes · 46 no · 17 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
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Franklin Welsh Bowdon D-AL voted no
Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
Joseph Webber Jackson D-GA voted no
Marshall Johnson Wellborn D-GA voted no
Hugh Anderson Haralson D-GA voted no
Linn Boyd D-KY voted no
George Alfred Caldwell D-KY voted no
Richard Henry Stanton D-KY voted no
Emile La Sére D-LA voted no
Isaac Edward Morse D-LA voted no
James Stephen Green 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
William Shepperd Ashe D-NC 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
William Ferguson Colcock D-SC voted no
John Houston Savage D-TN voted no
James Houston Thomas D-TN voted no
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
David Spangler Kaufman D-TX voted no
Volney Erskine Howard D-TX 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
Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA voted no
Alexander Richmond Holladay D-VA voted no
Richard Parker D-VA voted no
James Mcdowell D-VA voted no
Henry Alonzo Edmundson D-VA voted no
Fayette Mcmullen D-VA voted no
James Madison Hite Beale D-VA 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. 169. (p.1772-1): House Vote, Sep 7, 1850,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-363/to-pass-s-169-p-1772-1 (accessed 2026-10-16).