To table a motion to reconsider the vote rejecting engrossment and third reading of H.R. 344. (p. 408-2)

On Jan 26, 1853, the House voted 91–83 (HR 344). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 53–44, Others 38–39. 44 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 91
No: 83
Did not vote: 65
Date: Jan 26, 1853

By party

Democrats53 yes · 44 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others38 yes · 39 no · 33 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Smith Houston D-AL voted no
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
Colin Macrae Ingersoll D-CT voted no
Bernhart Henn D-IA voted no
Willis Allen D-IL voted no
Richard Sheppard Molony D-IL voted no
William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted no
Thompson Campbell D-IL voted no
James Lockhart D-IN voted no
John Cabell Breckinridge D-KY voted no
Richard Henry Stanton D-KY voted no
Alexander Gordon Penn D-LA voted no
Edward Preble Little D-MA voted no
Ephraim Knight Smart D-ME voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
Willard Preble Hall D-MO voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
William Shepperd Ashe D-NC voted no
Harry Hibbard D-NH voted no
Rodman McCamley Price D-NJ voted no
John Gelston Floyd D-NY voted no
Emanuel Bernard Hart D-NY voted no
Abraham P. Stephens D-NY voted no
Gilbert Dean D-NY voted no
William Murray D-NY voted no
Josiah Sutherland D-NY voted no
David Lowrey Seymour D-NY voted no
Joseph Russell D-NY voted no
Preston King D-NY voted no
Willard Ives D-NY voted no
Timothy Jenkins D-NY voted no
William W. Snow D-NY voted no
Leander Babcock D-NY voted no
Daniel Terryll Jones D-NY voted no
Thomas Y. Howe Jr. D-NY voted no
Reuben Robie D-NY voted no
Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH voted no
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted no
Charles Sweetser D-OH voted no
James Madison Gaylord D-OH voted no
Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
Thomas Bartlett Jr. D-VT 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 a motion to reconsider the vote…: House Vote, Jan 26, 1853,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/32-H-386/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-rejecting (accessed 2026-10-17).