To proceed to the business on the speaker's table.

On Aug 19, 1852, the House voted 91–68. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 28–58, Others 63–10. 28 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 91
No: 68
Did not vote: 80
Date: Aug 19, 1852

By party

Democrats28 yes · 58 no · 43 didn’t vote
Others63 yes · 10 no · 37 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Walker Mccorkle D-CA voted yes
Origen Storrs Seymour D-CT voted yes
George Read Riddle D-DE voted yes
Bernhart Henn D-IA voted yes
Lincoln Clark D-IA voted yes
William Harrison Bissell D-IL voted yes
Willis Allen D-IL voted yes
Daniel Mace D-IN voted yes
James W. Stone D-KY voted yes
Edward Hammond D-MD voted yes
Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME voted yes
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted yes
Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted yes
Rodman McCamley Price D-NJ voted yes
Abraham P. Stephens D-NY voted yes
Josiah Sutherland D-NY voted yes
David Lowrey Seymour D-NY voted yes
Leander Babcock D-NY voted yes
Thomas Y. Howe Jr. D-NY voted yes
Reuben Robie D-NY voted yes
David Tiernan Disney D-OH voted yes
Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH voted yes
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted yes
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted yes
John Robbins D-PA voted yes
Alfred Gilmore D-PA voted yes
Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI voted yes
Thomas Henry Bayly 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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