To suspend rules and introduce a resolution to appoint a committee to inquire into the expediency of condensing the census report to one volume.

On Apr 12, 1852, the House voted 79–75. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 59–23, Others 20–52. 23 members voted against their own party.

During the 32nd Congress (1851–1852), Millard Fillmore was president.

Yes: 79
No: 75
Did not vote: 85
Date: Apr 12, 1852

By party

Democrats59 yes · 23 no · 47 didn’t vote
Others20 yes · 52 no · 38 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
Joseph Walker Mccorkle D-CA voted no
Bernhart Henn D-IA voted no
Willis Arnold Gorman D-IN voted no
John Calvin Mason D-KY voted no
Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
Harry Hibbard D-NH voted no
Rodman McCamley Price D-NJ voted no
Josiah Sutherland D-NY voted no
Daniel Terryll Jones D-NY voted no
Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH voted no
James Madison Gaylord D-OH voted no
John Mcnair D-PA voted no
Thomas Ross D-PA voted no
William Henry Kurtz D-PA voted no
James Xavier Mclanahan D-PA voted no
Andrew Parker D-PA voted no
John Littleton Dawson D-PA voted no
Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
Richardson Scurry D-TX voted no
Thomas Bartlett Jr. D-VT 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 rules and introduce a resolution…: House Vote, Apr 12, 1852,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/32-H-116/to-suspend-rules-and-introduce-a-resolution-to-appoint (accessed 2026-10-15).