To amend H. R. 202, so that added appropriations for kansas territorial expenses shall be made when all persons pending trial or in confinement for refusing to

On Aug 6, 1856, the House voted 39–111 (HR 202). Result: failed. By party: Others 37–59, Democrats 2–52. 2 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 39
No: 111
Did not vote: 88
Date: Aug 6, 1856

By party

Others37 yes · 59 no · 56 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 52 no · 31 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Francis Elias Spinner D-NY voted yes
Andrew Oliver D-NY voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

Ezra Clark Jr. O-CT
John Woodruff O-CT
Sidney Dean O-CT
Elihu Benjamin Washburne O-IL
William Cumback O-IN
Lucien Barbour O-IN
Schuyler Colfax O-IN
James Buffinton O-MA
William Shapleigh Damrell O-MA
Linus Bacon Comins O-MA
Chauncey Langdon Knapp O-MA
Calvin Clifford Chaffee O-MA
John Jasiel Perry O-ME
Ebenezer Knowlton O-ME
James Pike O-NH
Mason Weare Tappan O-NH
Isaiah Dunn Clawson O-NJ
George Robbins Robbins O-NJ
James Bishop O-NJ
Alexander Cumming McWhorter Pennington O-NJ
Ambrose Spencer Murray O-NY
Edward Dodd O-NY
Francis Elias Spinner D-NY
Jonas Abbott Hughston O-NY
Orsamus Benajah Matteson O-NY
Henry Bennett O-NY
Amos Phelps Granger O-NY
Edwin Barber Morgan O-NY
Andrew Oliver D-NY
William Henry Kelsey O-NY
Benjamin Pringle O-NY
Thomas Thorn Flagler O-NY
Richard Mott O-OH
Jonas Reece Emrie O-OH
Benjamin Stanton O-OH
Cooper Kinderdine Watson O-OH
William Robinson Sapp O-OH
Benjamin Franklin Leiter O-OH
Cadwallader Colden Washburn O-WI

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 202, so that added…: House Vote, Aug 6, 1856,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/34-H-398/to-amend-h-r-202-so-that-added-appropriations (accessed 2026-10-17).