To pass H. R. 203 (11 stat. 3, app. 4/5/1856), appropriations for restoring the peacable disposition to indian tribes on the pacific. (p.791-2)

On Apr 1, 1856, the House voted 110–35 (HR 203). Result: passed. By party: Others 58–33, Democrats 52–2. 2 members voted against their own party.

During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.

Yes: 110
No: 35
Did not vote: 93
Date: Apr 1, 1856

By party

Others58 yes · 33 no · 61 didn’t vote
Democrats52 yes · 2 no · 31 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Francis Elias Spinner D-NY voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL
James Buffinton O-MA
William Shapleigh Damrell O-MA
Calvin Clifford Chaffee O-MA
John Jasiel Perry O-ME
Ebenezer Knowlton O-ME
Samuel Page Benson O-ME
Henry Waldron O-MI
Edwin Godwin Reade O-NC
George Robbins Robbins O-NJ
James Bishop O-NJ
Alexander Cumming McWhorter Pennington O-NJ
Rufus H. King O-NY
Samuel Dickson O-NY
Francis Elias Spinner D-NY
Amos Phelps Granger O-NY
Edwin Barber Morgan O-NY
Thomas Thorn Flagler O-NY
Timothy Crane Day O-OH
Matthias H. Nichols O-OH
Richard Mott O-OH
Jonas Reece Emrie O-OH
Aaron Harlan O-OH
Benjamin Stanton O-OH
Cooper Kinderdine Watson O-OH
Edward Wade O-OH
Joshua Reed Giddings O-OH
Samuel Carey Bradshaw O-PA
John Jamison Pearce O-PA
Jonathan Knight O-PA
John Allison O-PA
James Meacham O-VT
Alvah Sabin O-VT
Cadwallader Colden Washburn O-WI
Charles Billinghurst O-WI

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H. R. 203 (11 stat. 3, app…: House Vote, Apr 1, 1856,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/34-H-178/to-pass-h-r-203-11-stat-3-app (accessed 2026-10-16).