To suspend the rules and consider the general appropriations bill for fiscal 1852 as the special order of the day for tomorrow. (p.479-3)

On Feb 10, 1851, the House voted 89–97. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 51–43, Others 38–54. 43 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 89
No: 97
Did not vote: 57
Date: Feb 10, 1851

By party

Others38 yes · 54 no · 31 didn’t vote
Democrats51 yes · 43 no · 25 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Sampson Willis Harris D-AL voted no
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
Edward Gilbert D-CA voted no
Hugh Anderson Haralson D-GA voted no
Shepherd Leffler D-IA voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
Nathaniel Albertson D-IN voted no
Cyrus Livingston Dunham D-IN voted no
John Larne Robinson D-IN voted no
Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
Andrew Jackson Harlan D-IN voted no
Linn Boyd D-KY voted no
Richard Henry Stanton D-KY voted no
Emile La Sére D-LA voted no
Alexander Gordon Penn D-LA voted no
Isaac Edward Morse D-LA voted no
Robert Milligan Mclane D-MD voted no
Charles Stetson D-ME voted no
Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME voted no
Alexander Woodruff Buel D-MI voted no
Kinsley Scott Bingham D-MI voted no
James Butler Bowlin D-MO voted no
Willard Preble Hall D-MO voted no
Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
Abraham Watkins Venable D-NC voted no
William Shepperd Ashe D-NC voted no
Isaac Wildrick D-NJ voted no
Hiram Walden D-NY voted no
David Tiernan Disney D-OH voted no
Jonathan David Morris D-OH voted no
Charles Sweetser D-OH voted no
John Krepps Miller D-OH voted no
Joseph Cable D-OH voted no
Thomas Ross D-PA voted no
David Wilmot D-PA voted no
William Ferguson Colcock D-SC voted no
Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
George Washington Jones 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
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 suspend the rules and consider the…: House Vote, Feb 10, 1851,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-497/to-suspend-the-rules-and-consider-the-general-appropriations (accessed 2026-10-16).