To order a call of the house, during debate on H.R. 280. (p. 1613-1)

On Jun 24, 1852, the House voted 56–124. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 48–52, Others 8–72. 48 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 56
No: 124
Did not vote: 59
Date: Jun 24, 1852

By party

Democrats48 yes · 52 no · 29 didn’t vote
Others8 yes · 72 no · 30 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Bragg D-AL voted yes
Sampson Willis Harris D-AL voted yes
William Harrison Bissell D-IL voted yes
Willis Allen D-IL voted yes
Orlando Bell Ficklin D-IL voted yes
Richard Sheppard Molony D-IL voted yes
William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted yes
Thompson Campbell D-IL voted yes
James Lockhart D-IN voted yes
John Larne Robinson D-IN voted yes
Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted yes
Willis Arnold Gorman D-IN voted yes
John Givan Davis D-IN voted yes
Daniel Mace D-IN voted yes
Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted yes
John Cabell Breckinridge D-KY voted yes
John Appleton D-ME voted yes
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted yes
Abraham Watkins Venable D-NC voted yes
Harry Hibbard D-NH voted yes
Nathan Taylor Stratton D-NJ voted yes
John Gelston Floyd D-NY voted yes
Emanuel Bernard Hart D-NY voted yes
David Tiernan Disney D-OH voted yes
Frederick William Green D-OH voted yes
George Henry Busby D-OH voted yes
James Madison Gaylord D-OH voted yes
Joseph Cable D-OH voted yes
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted yes
John Robbins D-PA voted yes
John Mcnair D-PA voted yes
Thomas Ross D-PA voted yes
Jehu Glancy Jones D-PA voted yes
William Henry Kurtz D-PA voted yes
Andrew Parker D-PA voted yes
John Littleton Dawson D-PA voted yes
Daniel Wallace D-SC voted yes
James Lawrence Orr D-SC voted yes
Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC voted yes
William Aiken D-SC voted yes
Andrew Johnson D-TN voted yes
William Montgomery Churchwell D-TN voted yes
George Washington Jones D-TN voted yes
Richardson Scurry D-TX voted yes
John Samuels Caskie D-VA voted yes
John Letcher D-VA voted yes
Henry Alonzo Edmundson D-VA voted yes

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 order a call of the house, during debate…: House Vote, Jun 24, 1852,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/32-H-210/to-order-a-call-of-the-house-during-debate (accessed 2026-10-17).