To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house committed H.R. 204. To the committee of the whole on the state of the union.

On Mar 4, 1852, the House voted 100–68 (HR 204). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 63–30, Others 37–38. 30 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 100
No: 68
Did not vote: 71
Date: Mar 4, 1852

By party

Democrats63 yes · 30 no · 36 didn’t vote
Others37 yes · 38 no · 35 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Sampson Willis Harris D-AL voted no
George Smith Houston D-AL voted no
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
George Read Riddle D-DE voted no
Bernhart Henn D-IA voted no
Lincoln Clark D-IA voted no
Willis Allen D-IL voted no
Orlando Bell Ficklin D-IL voted no
Richard Sheppard Molony D-IL voted no
William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted no
Thompson Campbell D-IL voted no
Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
Willis Arnold Gorman D-IN voted no
John Givan Davis D-IN voted no
Daniel Mace D-IN voted no
Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
Alexander Gordon Penn D-LA voted no
Robert Rantoul Jr. D-MA voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
Willard Preble Hall D-MO voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH voted no
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted no
George Henry Busby D-OH voted no
Norton Strange Townshend D-OH voted no
William Henry Kurtz D-PA voted no
James Lawrence Orr D-SC 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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Capitol Receipts, “To table the motion to reconsider the vote…: House Vote, Mar 4, 1852,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/32-H-76/to-table-the-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-17).