To suspend rules and introduce a resolution appointing a committee to whom shall be referred the subject of public printing, with instructions to report a bill

On Apr 19, 1852, the House voted 111–48. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 46–38, Others 65–10. 38 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 111
No: 48
Did not vote: 80
Date: Apr 19, 1852

By party

Democrats46 yes · 38 no · 45 didn’t vote
Others65 yes · 10 no · 35 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Colin Macrae Ingersoll D-CT voted no
Origen Storrs Seymour D-CT voted no
Bernhart Henn D-IA voted no
Lincoln Clark D-IA voted no
Willis Allen D-IL voted no
Orlando Bell Ficklin D-IL voted no
James Lockhart D-IN voted no
Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
Willis Arnold Gorman D-IN voted no
John Givan Davis D-IN voted no
Richard Henry Stanton D-KY voted no
William Thomas Hamilton D-MD voted no
Edward Hammond D-MD voted no
Moses Macdonald D-ME voted no
John Appleton D-ME voted no
Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
Willard Preble Hall D-MO voted no
Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted no
Harry Hibbard D-NH voted no
Charles Skelton D-NJ voted no
Emanuel Bernard Hart D-NY voted no
Gilbert Dean D-NY voted no
William Murray D-NY voted no
Josiah Sutherland D-NY voted no
James Madison Gaylord D-OH voted no
Thomas Ross D-PA voted no
John Littleton Dawson D-PA voted no
Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
John Houston Savage D-TN voted no
George Washington Jones D-TN voted no
Isham Green Harris D-TN voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
Richardson Scurry D-TX voted no
Volney Erskine Howard D-TX voted no
Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA voted no
John Letcher D-VA voted no
Fayette Mcmullen 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 suspend rules and introduce a resolution…: House Vote, Apr 19, 1852,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/32-H-129/to-suspend-rules-and-introduce-a-resolution-appointing-a (accessed 2026-10-14).