House roll call 249 · 34th Congress · May 15, 1856
To amend S. 125, by barring native born citizens and residents of washington from voting if 21st year was attained after dec. 31st preceeding election day, and
On May 15, 1856, the House voted 75–54 (S 125). Result: passed. By party: Others 74–10, Democrats 1–44. 1 member voted against their own party.
During the 34th Congress (1855–1856), Franklin Pierce was president.
- Yes
- 75
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 109
- Date
- May 15, 1856
By party
- Others74 yes · 10 no · 68 didn’t vote
- Democrats1 yes · 44 no · 40 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Andrew Oliver D-NY voted yes
How each representative voted: Yes
- Percy Walker O-AL
- Ezra Clark Jr. O-CT
- John Woodruff O-CT
- William Wickham Welch O-CT
- Elisha Dickerson Cullen O-DE
- Robert Pleasant Trippe O-GA
- Nathaniel Greene Foster O-GA
- James Thorington O-IA
- James Hutchinson Woodworth O-IL
- William Cumback O-IN
- David Pierson Holloway O-IN
- Lucien Barbour O-IN
- Harvey David Scott O-IN
- Schuyler Colfax O-IN
- John Upfold Pettit O-IN
- John Pierce Campbell Jr. O-KY
- Humphrey Marshall O-KY
- Leander Martin Cox O-KY
- James Buffinton O-MA
- Anson Burlingame O-MA
- Timothy Davis O-MA
- Chauncey Langdon Knapp O-MA
- Mark Trafton O-MA
- James Barroll Ricaud O-MD
- James Morrison Harris O-MD
- Henry Winter Davis O-MD
- Henry William Hoffman O-MD
- John Jasiel Perry O-ME
- Samuel Page Benson O-ME
- David Safford Walbridge O-MI
- Robert Treat Paine O-NC
- Richard Clauselle Puryear O-NC
- James Pike O-NH
- Mason Weare Tappan O-NH
- Isaiah Dunn Clawson O-NJ
- James Samuel Thomas Stranahan O-NY
- Guy Ray Pelton O-NY
- Thomas Richard Whitney O-NY
- Killian Miller O-NY
- Henry Bennett O-NY
- William Augustus Gilbert O-NY
- Andrew Oliver D-NY
- John Mason Parker O-NY
- Benjamin Pringle O-NY
- Thomas Thorn Flagler O-NY
- Solomon George Haven O-NY
- Francis Smith Edwards O-NY
- Lewis Davis Campbell O-OH
- Aaron Harlan O-OH
- Benjamin Stanton O-OH
- Valentine Baxter Horton O-OH
- Samuel Galloway O-OH
- William Robinson Sapp O-OH
- Edward Ball O-OH
- Charles Jefferson Albright O-OH
- John Armor Bingham O-OH
- Job Roberts Tyson O-PA
- William Millward O-PA
- Jacob Broom O-PA
- Samuel Carey Bradshaw O-PA
- Anthony Ellmaker Roberts O-PA
- James Hepburn Campbell O-PA
- Henry Mills Fuller O-PA
- Lemuel Todd O-PA
- David Fullerton Robison O-PA
- John Rufus Edie O-PA
- Jonathan Knight O-PA
- Samuel Anderson Purviance O-PA
- John Allison O-PA
- Nathaniel Briggs Durfee O-RI
- Benjamin Babock Thurston O-RI
- Lemuel Dale Evans O-TX
- John Snyder Carlile O-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill O-VT
- Alvah Sabin O-VT
How each representative voted: No
- James Ferguson Dowdell D-AL
- Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL
- Alfred Burton Greenwood D-AR
- James William Denver D-CA
- Philemon Thomas Herbert D-CA
- Augustus Emmett Maxwell D-FL
- Hiram Warner D-GA
- John Henry Lumpkin D-GA
- Howell Cobb D-GA
- William Alexander Richardson D-IL
- James Cameron Allen D-IL
- Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL
- Smith Miller D-IN
- William Hayden English D-IN
- Henry Cornelius Burnett D-KY
- Albert Gallatin Talbott D-KY
- Miles Taylor D-LA
- John Milton Sandidge D-LA
- James Augustus Stewart D-MD
- Thomas Fielder Bowie D-MD
- Israel Washburn Jr. O-ME
- Thomas James Duncan Fuller D-ME
- John Smith Phelps D-MO
- Daniel Boone Wright D-MS
- William Barksdale D-MS
- Thomas Ruffin D-NC
- Lawrence O'Bryan Branch D-NC
- John Kelly D-NY
- Ambrose Spencer Murray O-NY
- Jonas Abbott Hughston O-NY
- Orsamus Benajah Matteson O-NY
- Edwin Barber Morgan O-NY
- John Williams D-NY
- Philemon Bliss O-OH
- Joshua Reed Giddings O-OH
- Thomas Birch Florence D-PA
- John Cadwalader D-PA
- Jehu Glancy Jones D-PA
- Galusha Aaron Grow D-PA
- William Aiken D-SC
- Albert Galiton Watkins D-TN
- George Washington Jones D-TN
- Peter Hansbrough Bell D-TX
- John Singleton Millson D-VA
- William Osborne Goode D-VA
- Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA
- Charles James Faulkner D-VA
- John Letcher D-VA
- Zedekiah Kidwell D-VA
- Henry Alonzo Edmundson D-VA
- James Meacham O-VT
- Daniel Wells Jr. D-WI
- Cadwallader Colden Washburn O-WI
- Charles Billinghurst O-WI
Did not vote
- Eli Sims Shorter D-AL
- William Russell Smith O-AL
- George Smith Houston D-AL
- Sampson Willis Harris D-AL
- Albert Rust D-AR
- Sidney Dean O-CT
- James Lindsay Seward D-GA
- Martin Jenkins Crawford D-GA
- Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA
- Augustus Hall D-IA
- Elihu Benjamin Washburne O-IL
- Jesse Olds Norton O-IL
- James Knox O-IL
- Jacob Cunningham Davis D-IL
- Thomas Langrell Harris D-IL
- James Lowry Donaldson Morrison D-IL
- George Grundy Dunn O-IN
- Daniel Mace O-IN
- Samuel Brenton O-IN
- Warner Lewis Underwood O-KY
- Joshua Husband Jewett D-KY
- John Milton Elliott D-KY
- Alexander Keith Marshall O-KY
- Samuel Franklin Swope O-KY
- George Eustis Jr. O-LA
- Thomas Green Davidson D-LA
- Robert Bernard Hall O-MA
- William Shapleigh Damrell O-MA
- Linus Bacon Comins O-MA
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks O-MA
- Alexander De Witt O-MA
- Calvin Clifford Chaffee O-MA
- John M. Wood O-ME
- Ebenezer Knowlton O-ME
- William Alanson Howard O-MI
- Henry Waldron O-MI
- George Washington Peck D-MI
- Luther Martin Kennett O-MO
- Gilchrist Porter O-MO
- James Johnson Lindley O-MO
- Mordecai Oliver O-MO
- John Gaines Miller O-MO
- Thomas Peter Akers O-MO
- Samuel Caruthers O-MO
- Hendley Stone Bennett D-MS
- William Augustus Lake O-MS
- John Anthony Quitman D-MS
- Warren Winslow D-NC
- Edwin Godwin Reade O-NC
- Francis Burton Craige D-NC
- Thomas Lanier Clingman D-NC
- Aaron Harrison Cragin O-NH
- George Robbins Robbins O-NJ
- James Bishop O-NJ
- George Vail D-NJ
- Alexander Cumming McWhorter Pennington O-NJ
- William Weightman Valk O-NY
- John Wheeler D-NY
- Thomas Child Jr. O-NY
- Abram Wakeman O-NY
- Bayard Clarke O-NY
- Rufus H. King O-NY
- Russell Sage O-NY
- Samuel Dickson O-NY
- Edward Dodd O-NY
- George Abel Simmons O-NY
- Francis Elias Spinner D-NY
- Thomas Raymond Horton O-NY
- Andrew Zimmerman Mccarty O-NY
- Amos Phelps Granger O-NY
- William Henry Kelsey O-NY
- Timothy Crane Day O-OH
- John Scott Harrison O-OH
- Matthias H. Nichols O-OH
- Richard Mott O-OH
- Jonas Reece Emrie O-OH
- Cooper Kinderdine Watson O-OH
- Oscar Fitzallen Moore O-OH
- John Sherman O-OH
- Benjamin Franklin Leiter O-OH
- Edward Wade O-OH
- John Hickman D-PA
- John Christian Kunkel O-PA
- Asa Packer D-PA
- John Jamison Pearce O-PA
- John Covode O-PA
- David Ritchie O-PA
- David Barclay D-PA
- John Dick O-PA
- John Mcqueen D-SC
- Laurence Massillon Keitt D-SC
- Preston Smith Brooks D-SC
- James Lawrence Orr D-SC
- William Waters Boyce D-SC
- William Henry Sneed O-TN
- Samuel Axley Smith D-TN
- John Houston Savage D-TN
- Charles Ready O-TN
- John Vines Wright D-TN
- Felix Kirk Zollicoffer O-TN
- Emerson Etheridge O-TN
- Thomas Rivers O-TN
- Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett D-VA
- Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA
- John Samuels Caskie D-VA
- Paulus Powell D-VA
- William Smith D-VA
- Fayette Mcmullen D-VA
- George Tisdale Hodges R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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