To pass H.R. 116 (10 stat 347, 8/3/54) a bill making appropriations for fortifications and other works of defense, and for repair of barracks and quarters for f

On Jul 24, 1854, the House voted 71–68 (HR 116). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 48–43, Others 23–25. 43 members voted against their own party.

During the 33rd Congress (1853–1854), Franklin Pierce was president.

Yes: 71
No: 68
Did not vote: 103
Date: Jul 24, 1854

By party

Democrats48 yes · 43 no · 68 didn’t vote
Others23 yes · 25 no · 34 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Alfred Burton Greenwood D-AR voted no
Bernhart Henn D-IA voted no
Smith Miller D-IN voted no
Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
Norman Eddy D-IN voted no
Ebenezer Mattoon Chamberlain D-IN voted no
Richard Henry Stanton D-KY voted no
David Stuart D-MI voted no
David Addison Noble D-MI voted no
Samuel Clark D-MI voted no
Hestor Lockhart Stevens D-MI voted no
Alfred William Lamb D-MO voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
Daniel Boone Wright D-MS voted no
Otho Robards Singleton D-MS voted no
William Barksdale D-MS voted no
Henry Marchmore Shaw D-NC voted no
Thomas Ruffin D-NC voted no
George Washington Morrison D-NH voted no
Nathan Taylor Stratton D-NJ voted no
Samuel Lilly D-NJ voted no
Michael Walsh D-NY voted no
William Murray D-NY voted no
Daniel Terryll Jones D-NY voted no
Reuben Eaton Fenton D-NY voted no
David Tiernan Disney D-OH voted no
William Dell Lindsley D-OH voted no
Harvey Hull Johnson D-OH voted no
Wilson Shannon D-OH voted no
Andrew Stuart D-OH voted no
Hendrick Bradley Wright D-PA voted no
Asa Packer D-PA voted no
Galusha Aaron Grow D-PA voted no
John Littleton Dawson D-PA voted no
John Mcqueen D-SC voted no
James Lawrence Orr D-SC voted no
George Washington Jones D-TN voted no
Paulus Powell D-VA voted no
John Letcher D-VA voted no
Fayette Mcmullen D-VA voted no
Daniel Wells Jr. D-WI voted no
Ben C. Eastman D-WI voted no
John B. Macy D-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Alfred Burton Greenwood D-AR
Bernhart Henn D-IA
John Parsons Cook O-IA
Elihu Benjamin Washburne O-IL
Jesse Olds Norton O-IL
James Knox O-IL
Richard Yates O-IL
Smith Miller D-IN
Samuel Wilson Parker O-IN
Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
Norman Eddy D-IN
Ebenezer Mattoon Chamberlain D-IN
Benjamin Edwards Grey O-KY
Presley Underwood Ewing O-KY
Clement Sidney Hill O-KY
Leander Martin Cox O-KY
Richard Henry Stanton D-KY
David Stuart D-MI
David Addison Noble D-MI
Samuel Clark D-MI
Hestor Lockhart Stevens D-MI
Alfred William Lamb D-MO
Mordecai Oliver O-MO
John Smith Phelps D-MO
Samuel Caruthers O-MO
Daniel Boone Wright D-MS
Otho Robards Singleton D-MS
William Barksdale D-MS
Henry Marchmore Shaw D-NC
Thomas Ruffin D-NC
George Washington Morrison D-NH
Nathan Taylor Stratton D-NJ
Samuel Lilly D-NJ
Alexander Cumming McWhorter Pennington O-NJ
Michael Walsh D-NY
William Murray D-NY
Orsamus Benajah Matteson O-NY
Gerrit Smith O-NY
Daniel Terryll Jones D-NY
Edwin Barber Morgan O-NY
Davis Carpenter O-NY
Benjamin Pringle O-NY
Thomas Thorn Flagler O-NY
Reuben Eaton Fenton D-NY
David Tiernan Disney D-OH
Aaron Harlan O-OH
William Dell Lindsley D-OH
Harvey Hull Johnson D-OH
William Robinson Sapp O-OH
Wilson Shannon D-OH
Edward Wade O-OH
Joshua Reed Giddings O-OH
Andrew Stuart D-OH
Hendrick Bradley Wright D-PA
Asa Packer D-PA
Galusha Aaron Grow D-PA
John Mcculloch O-PA
John Littleton Dawson D-PA
John Mcqueen D-SC
James Lawrence Orr D-SC
George Washington Jones D-TN
Paulus Powell D-VA
John Letcher D-VA
Fayette Mcmullen D-VA
Alvah Sabin O-VT
Daniel Wells Jr. D-WI
Ben C. Eastman D-WI
John B. Macy D-WI

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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