House roll call 590 · 33rd Congress · Mar 3, 1855
To suspend the rules and discharge the committee of the whole from further consideration of S. 481, an act for the relief of captain thomas a.p. Catesby jones.
On Mar 3, 1855, the House voted 69–62 (S 481). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 42–38, Others 27–24. 38 members voted against their own party.
During the 33rd Congress (1853–1854), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 69
- No
- 62
- Did not vote
- 111
- Date
- Mar 3, 1855
By party
- Democrats42 yes · 38 no · 79 didn’t vote
- Others27 yes · 24 no · 31 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Smith Houston D-AL voted no
- Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
- James Ferguson Dowdell D-AL voted no
- James Lindsay Seward D-GA voted no
- Elijah Webb Chastain D-GA voted no
- James Cameron Allen D-IL voted no
- Willis Allen 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
- Daniel Mace D-IN voted no
- Ebenezer Mattoon Chamberlain D-IN voted no
- Andrew Jackson Harlan D-IN voted no
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD voted no
- Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME voted no
- Francis Burton Craige D-NC voted no
- Harry Hibbard D-NH voted no
- Charles Skelton D-NJ voted no
- James Maurice D-NY voted no
- Michael Walsh D-NY voted no
- John Wheeler D-NY voted no
- Jared Valentine Peck D-NY voted no
- William Murray D-NY voted no
- Rufus Wheeler Peckham D-NY voted no
- Peter Rowe D-NY voted no
- Daniel Terryll Jones D-NY voted no
- Andrew Oliver D-NY voted no
- John James Taylor D-NY voted no
- George Hastings D-NY voted no
- Matthias H. Nichols D-OH voted no
- Andrew Ellison D-OH voted no
- William Dell Lindsley D-OH voted no
- Galusha Aaron Grow D-PA voted no
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA voted no
- George Washington Jones D-TN voted no
- John Singleton Millson D-VA voted no
- Daniel Wells Jr. D-WI voted no
- Ben C. Eastman D-WI voted no
How each representative voted: Yes
- Philip Phillips D-AL
- Alfred Burton Greenwood D-AR
- James Timothy Pratt D-CT
- Augustus Emmett Maxwell D-FL
- David Addison Reese O-GA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne O-IL
- John Wentworth D-IL
- Jesse Olds Norton O-IL
- James Henry Lane D-IN
- Samuel Wilson Parker O-IN
- Norman Eddy D-IN
- Benjamin Edwards Grey O-KY
- John Milton Elliott D-KY
- William Preston O-KY
- John Cabell Breckinridge D-KY
- Leander Martin Cox O-KY
- Richard Henry Stanton D-KY
- William Dunbar D-LA
- Theodore Gaillard Hunt O-LA
- John Perkins Jr. D-LA
- William Appleton O-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks D-MA
- John Zacheus Goodrich O-MA
- John Rankin Franklin O-MD
- Joshua Van Sant D-MD
- Henry May D-MD
- Ephraim Wilder Farley O-ME
- Alfred William Lamb D-MO
- James Johnson Lindley O-MO
- John Gaines Miller O-MO
- Thomas Ruffin D-NC
- William Shepperd Ashe D-NC
- John Kerr Jr. O-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Samuel Lilly D-NJ
- Hiram Walbridge D-NY
- Francis Brockholst Cutting D-NY
- Theodoric Romeyn Westbrook D-NY
- Solomon George Haven O-NY
- David Tiernan Disney D-OH
- John Scott Harrison O-OH
- Lewis Davis Campbell O-OH
- Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH
- John Lampkin Taylor O-OH
- William Robinson Sapp O-OH
- Edward Ball O-OH
- Wilson Shannon D-OH
- Thomas Birch Florence D-PA
- Joseph Ripley Chandler O-PA
- John Robbins D-PA
- William Henry Witte D-PA
- Isaac Ellmaker Hiester O-PA
- Christian Markle Straub D-PA
- Hendrick Bradley Wright D-PA
- James Gamble D-PA
- Thomas Marshall Howe O-PA
- Thomas Davis D-RI
- John Mcqueen D-SC
- William Aiken D-SC
- Laurence Massillon Keitt D-SC
- Nathaniel Green Taylor O-TN
- William Cullom O-TN
- Charles Ready O-TN
- Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA
- Paulus Powell D-VA
- William Smith D-VA
- Charles James Faulkner D-VA
- Henry Alonzo Edmundson D-VA
- John B. Macy D-WI
How each representative voted: No
- George Smith Houston D-AL
- Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL
- James Ferguson Dowdell D-AL
- James Lindsay Seward D-GA
- Elijah Webb Chastain D-GA
- James Knox O-IL
- James Cameron Allen D-IL
- Willis Allen D-IL
- William Hayden English D-IN
- Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN
- John Givan Davis D-IN
- Daniel Mace D-IN
- Ebenezer Mattoon Chamberlain D-IN
- Andrew Jackson Harlan D-IN
- Clement Sidney Hill O-KY
- Thomas Dawes Eliot O-MA
- Samuel Leonard Crocker O-MA
- John Wiley Edmands O-MA
- Charles Wentworth Upham O-MA
- Alexander De Witt O-MA
- Edward Dickinson O-MA
- William Thomas Hamilton D-MD
- Samuel Page Benson O-ME
- Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME
- Francis Burton Craige D-NC
- Harry Hibbard D-NH
- Charles Skelton D-NJ
- Alexander Cumming McWhorter Pennington O-NJ
- James Maurice D-NY
- Michael Walsh D-NY
- John Wheeler D-NY
- Jared Valentine Peck D-NY
- William Murray D-NY
- Russell Sage O-NY
- Rufus Wheeler Peckham D-NY
- Peter Rowe D-NY
- Orsamus Benajah Matteson O-NY
- Daniel Terryll Jones D-NY
- Edwin Barber Morgan O-NY
- Andrew Oliver D-NY
- John James Taylor D-NY
- George Hastings D-NY
- Davis Carpenter O-NY
- Benjamin Pringle O-NY
- Thomas Thorn Flagler O-NY
- Matthias H. Nichols D-OH
- Andrew Ellison D-OH
- Aaron Harlan O-OH
- William Dell Lindsley D-OH
- Edward Wade O-OH
- Joshua Reed Giddings O-OH
- Ner Middleswarth O-PA
- Galusha Aaron Grow D-PA
- John Mcculloch O-PA
- John Littleton Dawson D-PA
- George Washington Jones D-TN
- Felix Kirk Zollicoffer O-TN
- John Singleton Millson D-VA
- Andrew Tracy O-VT
- Alvah Sabin O-VT
- Daniel Wells Jr. D-WI
- Ben C. Eastman D-WI
Did not vote
- James Abercrombie O-AL
- Sampson Willis Harris D-AL
- William Russell Smith D-AL
- Edward Allen Warren D-AR
- James Alexander Mcdougall D-CA
- Milton Slocum Latham D-CA
- Colin Macrae Ingersoll D-CT
- Nathan Belcher D-CT
- Origen Storrs Seymour D-CT
- George Read Riddle D-DE
- Alfred Holt Colquitt D-GA
- David Jackson Bailey D-GA
- William Barton Wade Dent D-GA
- Junius Hillyer D-GA
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens O-GA
- Bernhart Henn D-IA
- John Parsons Cook O-IA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- Richard Yates O-IL
- William Harrison Bissell O-IL
- Smith Miller D-IN
- Cyrus Livingston Dunham D-IN
- Linn Boyd D-KY
- Francis Marion Bristow O-KY
- Presley Underwood Ewing O-KY
- James Stone Chrisman D-KY
- Roland Jones D-LA
- Zeno Scudder O-MA
- Samuel Hurd Walley O-MA
- Tappan Wentworth O-MA
- Jacob Shower D-MD
- Augustus Rhodes Sollers O-MD
- Moses Macdonald D-ME
- Samuel Mayall D-ME
- Israel Washburn Jr. O-ME
- David Stuart D-MI
- David Addison Noble D-MI
- Samuel Clark D-MI
- Hestor Lockhart Stevens D-MI
- Thomas Hart Benton D-MO
- Mordecai Oliver O-MO
- John Smith Phelps D-MO
- Samuel Caruthers O-MO
- Daniel Boone Wright D-MS
- William Taylor Sullivan Barry D-MS
- Otho Robards Singleton D-MS
- Wiley Pope Harris D-MS
- William Barksdale D-MS
- Henry Marchmore Shaw D-NC
- Sion Hart Rogers O-NC
- Richard Clauselle Puryear O-NC
- George Washington Kittredge D-NH
- George Washington Morrison D-NH
- Nathan Taylor Stratton D-NJ
- George Vail D-NJ
- Thomas William Cumming D-NY
- William Marcy Tweed D-NY
- William Adams Walker D-NY
- Gilbert Dean D-NY
- Isaac Teller O-NY
- Charles Hughes D-NY
- George Abel Simmons O-NY
- Bishop Perkins D-NY
- George William Chase O-NY
- Henry Bennett O-NY
- Gerrit Smith O-NY
- Henry Charles Goodwin O-NY
- Caleb Lyon I-NY
- Azariah Boody O-NY
- Reuben Eaton Fenton D-NY
- Moses Bledso Corwin O-OH
- Frederick William Green D-OH
- Thomas Ritchey D-OH
- Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH
- Harvey Hull Johnson D-OH
- George Bliss D-OH
- Andrew Stuart D-OH
- John Mcnair D-PA
- William Everhart O-PA
- Samuel Augustus Bridges D-PA
- Henry Augustus Muhlenberg D-PA
- Jehu Glancy Jones D-PA
- Asa Packer D-PA
- William Henry Kurtz D-PA
- Samuel Lyon Russell O-PA
- Augustus Drum D-PA
- David Ritchie O-PA
- Michael Carver Trout D-PA
- Carlton Brandaga Curtis D-PA
- John Dick O-PA
- Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI
- Preston Smith Brooks D-SC
- James Lawrence Orr D-SC
- William Waters Boyce D-SC
- Brookins Campbell D-TN
- William Montgomery Churchwell D-TN
- Samuel Axley Smith D-TN
- Robert Malone Bugg O-TN
- Emerson Etheridge O-TN
- Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN
- George Washington Smyth D-TX
- Peter Hansbrough Bell D-TX
- Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA
- John Samuels Caskie D-VA
- William Osborne Goode D-VA
- John Letcher D-VA
- Zedekiah Kidwell D-VA
- Charles Swearinger Lewis D-VA
- John Fryall Snodgrass D-VA
- Fayette Mcmullen D-VA
- James Meacham O-VT
Other votes
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