To table S. J. RES. 50, granting permission to postal agents in california and oregon to open dead letters instead of returing them to washington, and granting

On Mar 3, 1851, the House voted 30–82 (SJR 50). Result: failed. By party: Others 3–59, Democrats 27–23. 23 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 30
No: 82
Did not vote: 131
Date: Mar 3, 1851

By party

Others3 yes · 59 no · 61 didn’t vote
Democrats27 yes · 23 no · 69 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

David Hubbard D-AL voted no
Edward Gilbert D-CA voted no
Joseph Webber Jackson D-GA voted no
John Larne Robinson D-IN voted no
Joseph Ewing Mcdonald D-IN voted no
Linn Boyd D-KY voted no
John Calvin Mason D-KY voted no
Isaac Edward Morse D-LA voted no
Nathaniel Swett Littlefield D-ME voted no
Cullen Sawtelle D-ME voted no
Alexander Woodruff Buel D-MI voted no
James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
Winfield Scott Featherston D-MS voted no
George Washington Morrison D-NH voted no
Harry Hibbard D-NH voted no
John Robbins D-PA voted no
Milo Melankthon Dimmick D-PA voted no
Job Mann D-PA voted no
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted no
Andrew Ewing D-TN voted no
Richard Kidder Meade 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 table S. J. RES. 50, granting permission…: House Vote, Mar 3, 1851,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-572/to-table-s-j-res-50-granting-permission-to (accessed 2026-10-17).