To table H.R. 271. (p. 1560-2)

On Jun 12, 1852, the House voted 79–100 (HR 271). Result: failed. By party: Others 24–67, Democrats 55–33. 33 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 79
No: 100
Did not vote: 60
Date: Jun 12, 1852

By party

Democrats55 yes · 33 no · 41 didn’t vote
Others24 yes · 67 no · 19 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Bragg D-AL voted no
Sampson Willis Harris D-AL voted no
George Smith Houston D-AL voted no
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
Bernhart Henn D-IA voted no
Lincoln Clark D-IA voted no
William Harrison Bissell D-IL voted no
Willis Allen D-IL voted no
Orlando Bell Ficklin D-IL voted no
Richard Sheppard Molony D-IL voted no
James Lockhart D-IN voted no
Cyrus Livingston Dunham 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
Daniel Mace D-IN voted no
Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
Willard Preble Hall D-MO voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
Abraham P. Stephens D-NY voted no
David Tiernan Disney D-OH voted no
Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH voted no
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted no
James Madison Gaylord D-OH voted no
Norton Strange Townshend D-OH voted no
Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI voted no
James Lawrence Orr D-SC voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
Richardson Scurry D-TX voted no
Volney Erskine Howard D-TX voted no
Ben C. Eastman 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 table H.R. 271. (p. 1560-2): House Vote, Jun 12, 1852,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/32-H-196/to-table-h-r-271-p-1560-2 (accessed 2026-10-15).