To suspend the rules and to go into the committee of the whole on the state of the union.

On Feb 3, 1853, the House voted 79–88. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 60–29, Others 19–59. 29 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 79
No: 88
Did not vote: 72
Date: Feb 3, 1853

By party

Democrats60 yes · 29 no · 40 didn’t vote
Others19 yes · 59 no · 32 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
George Read Riddle D-DE voted no
Bernhart Henn D-IA voted no
John Givan Davis D-IN voted no
Daniel Mace D-IN voted no
Alexander Gordon Penn D-LA voted no
Edward Preble Little D-MA voted no
Moses Macdonald D-ME voted no
Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
Abraham Watkins Venable D-NC voted no
Rodman McCamley Price D-NJ voted no
Abraham P. Stephens D-NY voted no
David Lowrey Seymour D-NY voted no
William W. Snow D-NY voted no
Leander Babcock D-NY voted no
Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH voted no
Frederick William Green D-OH voted no
David Kellogg Cartter D-OH voted no
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted no
John Alexander Morrison D-PA voted no
Carlton Brandaga Curtis D-PA voted no
Alfred Gilmore D-PA voted no
Daniel Wallace D-SC voted no
John Mcqueen D-SC voted no
William Ferguson Colcock D-SC voted no
Paulus Powell D-VA voted no
Thomas Bartlett Jr. D-VT 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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