To table S. 511. (p. 973)

On Feb 27, 1855, the House voted 54–132 (S 511). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 49–69, Others 5–63. 49 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 54
No: 132
Did not vote: 56
Date: Feb 27, 1855

By party

Democrats49 yes · 69 no · 41 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 63 no · 14 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Philip Phillips D-AL voted yes
George Smith Houston D-AL voted yes
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted yes
James Ferguson Dowdell D-AL voted yes
James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA voted yes
Milton Slocum Latham D-CA voted yes
Nathan Belcher D-CT voted yes
Origen Storrs Seymour D-CT voted yes
George Read Riddle D-DE voted yes
James Lindsay Seward D-GA voted yes
James Cameron Allen D-IL voted yes
Smith Miller D-IN voted yes
Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted yes
John Givan Davis D-IN voted yes
Norman Eddy D-IN voted yes
Linn Boyd D-KY voted yes
Roland Jones D-LA voted yes
Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME voted yes
Hestor Lockhart Stevens D-MI voted yes
Thomas Hart Benton D-MO voted yes
Alfred William Lamb D-MO voted yes
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted yes
William Taylor Sullivan Barry D-MS voted yes
William Barksdale D-MS voted yes
Henry Marchmore Shaw D-NC voted yes
Francis Burton Craige D-NC voted yes
George Washington Morrison D-NH voted yes
Harry Hibbard D-NH voted yes
William Adams Walker D-NY voted yes
George Hastings D-NY voted yes
David Tiernan Disney D-OH voted yes
Matthias H. Nichols D-OH voted yes
Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH voted yes
Harvey Hull Johnson D-OH voted yes
Wilson Shannon D-OH voted yes
George Bliss D-OH voted yes
Andrew Stuart D-OH voted yes
John Mcqueen D-SC voted yes
William Aiken D-SC voted yes
Laurence Massillon Keitt D-SC voted yes
Preston Smith Brooks D-SC voted yes
James Lawrence Orr D-SC voted yes
George Washington Jones D-TN voted yes
George Washington Smyth D-TX voted yes
John Singleton Millson D-VA voted yes
William Osborne Goode D-VA voted yes
John Letcher D-VA voted yes
Daniel Wells Jr. D-WI voted yes
Ben C. Eastman D-WI voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

Philip Phillips D-AL
George Smith Houston D-AL
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL
James Ferguson Dowdell D-AL
James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
Nathan Belcher D-CT
Origen Storrs Seymour D-CT
George Read Riddle D-DE
James Lindsay Seward D-GA
James Cameron Allen D-IL
Smith Miller D-IN
Samuel Wilson Parker O-IN
Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
John Givan Davis D-IN
Norman Eddy D-IN
Linn Boyd D-KY
Roland Jones D-LA
Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME
Hestor Lockhart Stevens D-MI
Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
Alfred William Lamb D-MO
John Smith Phelps D-MO
William Taylor Sullivan Barry D-MS
William Barksdale D-MS
Henry Marchmore Shaw D-NC
Francis Burton Craige D-NC
George Washington Morrison D-NH
Harry Hibbard D-NH
Alexander Cumming McWhorter Pennington O-NJ
William Adams Walker D-NY
George Hastings D-NY
David Tiernan Disney D-OH
Lewis Davis Campbell O-OH
Matthias H. Nichols D-OH
Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH
Aaron Harlan O-OH
Harvey Hull Johnson D-OH
Wilson Shannon D-OH
George Bliss D-OH
Edward Wade O-OH
Andrew Stuart D-OH
John Mcqueen D-SC
William Aiken D-SC
Laurence Massillon Keitt D-SC
Preston Smith Brooks D-SC
James Lawrence Orr D-SC
George Washington Jones D-TN
George Washington Smyth D-TX
John Singleton Millson D-VA
William Osborne Goode D-VA
John Letcher D-VA
Daniel Wells Jr. D-WI
Ben C. Eastman D-WI

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To table S. 511. (p. 973): House Vote, Feb 27, 1855,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/33-H-569/to-table-s-511-p-973 (accessed 2026-10-14).