To table H.R. 289, a bill granting the right of way and a portion of the public lands to the states of indiana and illinois to aid in the construction of r.r. F

On Jul 22, 1852, the House voted 61–78 (HR 289). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 40–33, Others 21–45. 33 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 61
No: 78
Did not vote: 100
Date: Jul 22, 1852

By party

Democrats40 yes · 33 no · 56 didn’t vote
Others21 yes · 45 no · 44 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

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
Thompson Campbell D-IL voted no
James Lockhart D-IN voted no
Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
John Givan Davis D-IN voted no
Daniel Mace D-IN voted no
Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
Richard Henry Stanton D-KY voted no
Louis St. Martin D-LA voted no
Alexander Gordon Penn D-LA voted no
Robert Rantoul Jr. D-MA voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
Emanuel Bernard Hart D-NY voted no
Abraham P. Stephens D-NY voted no
David Lowrey Seymour D-NY voted no
Frederick William Green D-OH voted no
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted no
George Henry Busby D-OH voted no
David Kellogg Cartter D-OH voted no
Norton Strange Townshend D-OH voted no
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA 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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