House roll call 509 · 33rd Congress · Jan 29, 1855
To pass H.J.RES. 49, disapproving of an act of the legislative assembly of the territory of minnesota, entitled "an act to incorporate the transit railroad co."
On Jan 29, 1855, the House voted 116–16 (HJR 49). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 63–15, Others 53–1. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 33rd Congress (1853–1854), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 116
- No
- 16
- Did not vote
- 110
- Date
- Jan 29, 1855
By party
- Democrats63 yes · 15 no · 81 didn’t vote
- Others53 yes · 1 no · 28 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Philip Phillips D-AL voted no
- Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
- Alfred Burton Greenwood D-AR voted no
- Edward Allen Warren D-AR voted no
- James Lindsay Seward D-GA voted no
- Bernhart Henn D-IA voted no
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted no
- William Hayden English D-IN voted no
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
- John Givan Davis D-IN voted no
- Samuel Clark D-MI voted no
- Hestor Lockhart Stevens D-MI voted no
- William Taylor Sullivan Barry D-MS voted no
- Frederick William Green D-OH voted no
- Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA voted no
How each representative voted: Yes
- William Russell Smith D-AL
- George Smith Houston D-AL
- James Timothy Pratt D-CT
- Nathan Belcher D-CT
- Origen Storrs Seymour D-CT
- David Jackson Bailey D-GA
- David Addison Reese O-GA
- John Parsons Cook O-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne O-IL
- Jesse Olds Norton O-IL
- Richard Yates O-IL
- James Cameron Allen D-IL
- Willis Allen D-IL
- James Henry Lane D-IN
- Samuel Wilson Parker O-IN
- Daniel Mace D-IN
- Ebenezer Mattoon Chamberlain D-IN
- Benjamin Edwards Grey O-KY
- Francis Marion Bristow O-KY
- James Stone Chrisman D-KY
- Clement Sidney Hill O-KY
- John Milton Elliott D-KY
- William Dunbar D-LA
- Theodore Gaillard Hunt O-LA
- Thomas Dawes Eliot O-MA
- Samuel Leonard Crocker O-MA
- Samuel Hurd Walley O-MA
- William Appleton O-MA
- Tappan Wentworth O-MA
- Alexander De Witt O-MA
- Edward Dickinson O-MA
- John Zacheus Goodrich O-MA
- John Rankin Franklin O-MD
- Ephraim Wilder Farley O-ME
- Samuel Page Benson O-ME
- Israel Washburn Jr. O-ME
- Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME
- Alfred William Lamb D-MO
- Mordecai Oliver O-MO
- Samuel Caruthers O-MO
- Daniel Boone Wright D-MS
- Otho Robards Singleton D-MS
- Wiley Pope Harris D-MS
- Henry Marchmore Shaw D-NC
- Thomas Ruffin D-NC
- William Shepperd Ashe D-NC
- Sion Hart Rogers O-NC
- Francis Burton Craige D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- George Washington Kittredge D-NH
- George Washington Morrison D-NH
- Charles Skelton D-NJ
- Francis Brockholst Cutting D-NY
- Jared Valentine Peck D-NY
- William Murray D-NY
- Rufus Wheeler Peckham D-NY
- Bishop Perkins D-NY
- George William Chase O-NY
- Orsamus Benajah Matteson O-NY
- Henry Bennett O-NY
- Henry Charles Goodwin O-NY
- Daniel Terryll Jones D-NY
- Edwin Barber Morgan O-NY
- Andrew Oliver D-NY
- John James Taylor D-NY
- Davis Carpenter O-NY
- Thomas Thorn Flagler O-NY
- Lewis Davis Campbell O-OH
- Matthias H. Nichols D-OH
- Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH
- Andrew Ellison D-OH
- Aaron Harlan O-OH
- Moses Bledso Corwin O-OH
- John Lampkin Taylor O-OH
- Thomas Ritchey D-OH
- William Dell Lindsley D-OH
- William Robinson Sapp O-OH
- Edward Ball O-OH
- George Bliss D-OH
- Edward Wade O-OH
- Andrew Stuart D-OH
- Thomas Birch Florence D-PA
- William Everhart O-PA
- Ner Middleswarth O-PA
- Hendrick Bradley Wright D-PA
- James Gamble D-PA
- Samuel Lyon Russell O-PA
- John Mcculloch O-PA
- David Ritchie O-PA
- Thomas Marshall Howe O-PA
- Michael Carver Trout D-PA
- John Dick O-PA
- Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI
- John Mcqueen D-SC
- Preston Smith Brooks D-SC
- James Lawrence Orr D-SC
- William Waters Boyce D-SC
- Nathaniel Green Taylor O-TN
- William Cullom O-TN
- Charles Ready O-TN
- George Washington Jones D-TN
- Robert Malone Bugg O-TN
- Emerson Etheridge O-TN
- George Washington Smyth D-TX
- John Singleton Millson D-VA
- William Osborne Goode D-VA
- Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA
- Paulus Powell D-VA
- William Smith D-VA
- Charles James Faulkner D-VA
- John Letcher D-VA
- Charles Swearinger Lewis D-VA
- Henry Alonzo Edmundson D-VA
- Fayette Mcmullen D-VA
- Andrew Tracy O-VT
- Alvah Sabin O-VT
How each representative voted: No
- Philip Phillips D-AL
- Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL
- Alfred Burton Greenwood D-AR
- Edward Allen Warren D-AR
- James Lindsay Seward D-GA
- Bernhart Henn D-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- William Hayden English D-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- John Givan Davis D-IN
- Charles Wentworth Upham O-MA
- Samuel Clark D-MI
- Hestor Lockhart Stevens D-MI
- William Taylor Sullivan Barry D-MS
- Frederick William Green D-OH
- Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA
Did not vote
- James Abercrombie O-AL
- Sampson Willis Harris D-AL
- James Ferguson Dowdell D-AL
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- Colin Macrae Ingersoll D-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Augustus Emmett Maxwell D-FL
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- William Barton Wade Dent D-GA
- Elijah Webb Chastain D-GA
- Junius Hillyer D-GA
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens O-GA
- John Wentworth D-IL
- James Knox O-IL
- William Harrison Bissell O-IL
- Smith Miller D-IN
- Cyrus Livingston Dunham D-IN
- Norman Eddy D-IN
- Andrew Jackson Harlan D-IN
- Linn Boyd D-KY
- Presley Underwood Ewing O-KY
- William Preston O-KY
- John Cabell Breckinridge D-KY
- Leander Martin Cox O-KY
- Richard Henry Stanton D-KY
- John Perkins Jr. D-LA
- Roland Jones D-LA
- Zeno Scudder O-MA
- John Wiley Edmands O-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks D-MA
- Jacob Shower D-MD
- Joshua Van Sant D-MD
- Henry May D-MD
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD
- Augustus Rhodes Sollers O-MD
- Moses Macdonald D-ME
- Samuel Mayall D-ME
- David Stuart D-MI
- David Addison Noble D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- James Johnson Lindley O-MO
- John Gaines Miller O-MO
- John Smith Phelps D-MO
- William Barksdale D-MS
- John Kerr Jr. O-NC
- Richard Clauselle Puryear O-NC
- Harry Hibbard D-NH
- Nathan Taylor Stratton D-NJ
- Samuel Lilly D-NJ
- George Vail D-NJ
- Alexander Cumming McWhorter Pennington O-NJ
- James Maurice D-NY
- Thomas William Cumming D-NY
- Hiram Walbridge D-NY
- Michael Walsh D-NY
- William Marcy Tweed D-NY
- John Wheeler D-NY
- William Adams Walker D-NY
- Theodoric Romeyn Westbrook D-NY
- Gilbert Dean D-NY
- Isaac Teller O-NY
- Russell Sage O-NY
- Charles Hughes D-NY
- George Abel Simmons O-NY
- Peter Rowe D-NY
- Gerrit Smith O-NY
- Caleb Lyon I-NY
- George Hastings D-NY
- Azariah Boody O-NY
- Benjamin Pringle O-NY
- Solomon George Haven O-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton D-NY
- David Tiernan Disney D-OH
- John Scott Harrison O-OH
- Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH
- Harvey Hull Johnson D-OH
- Wilson Shannon D-OH
- Joshua Reed Giddings O-OH
- Joseph Ripley Chandler O-PA
- John Robbins D-PA
- William Henry Witte D-PA
- John Mcnair D-PA
- Samuel Augustus Bridges D-PA
- Henry Augustus Muhlenberg D-PA
- Jehu Glancy Jones D-PA
- Isaac Ellmaker Hiester O-PA
- Christian Markle Straub D-PA
- Asa Packer D-PA
- Galusha Aaron Grow D-PA
- William Henry Kurtz D-PA
- Augustus Drum D-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- Carlton Brandaga Curtis D-PA
- Thomas Davis D-RI
- William Aiken D-SC
- Laurence Massillon Keitt D-SC
- Brookins Campbell D-TN
- William Montgomery Churchwell D-TN
- Samuel Axley Smith D-TN
- Felix Kirk Zollicoffer O-TN
- Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN
- Peter Hansbrough Bell D-TX
- John Samuels Caskie D-VA
- Zedekiah Kidwell D-VA
- John Fryall Snodgrass D-VA
- James Meacham O-VT
- Daniel Wells Jr. D-WI
- Ben C. Eastman D-WI
- John B. Macy D-WI
Other votes
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