To adjourn until monday next. (p. 1906-3)

On Apr 30, 1858, the House voted 81–73. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 60–24, Republicans 16–47, Others 5–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 40 members voted against their own party.

During the 35th Congress (1857–1858), James Buchanan was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 81
No: 73
Did not vote: 91
Date: Apr 30, 1858

By party

Democrats60 yes · 24 no · 51 didn’t vote
Republicans16 yes · 47 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 2 no · 10 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Smith Houston D-AL voted no
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Alfred Burton Greenwood D-AR voted no
Ezra Clark Jr. R-CT voted yes
Sidney Dean R-CT voted yes
James Jackson D-GA voted no
Timothy Davis R-IA voted yes
William Kellogg R-IL voted yes
Thomas Langrell Harris D-IL voted no
Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL voted no
James Bradford Foley D-IN voted no
Henry Cornelius Burnett D-KY voted no
Samuel Oldham Peyton D-KY voted no
John Milton Sandidge D-LA voted no
Henry Marchmore Shaw D-NC voted no
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch D-NC voted no
Alfred Moore Scales D-NC voted no
John Kelly D-NY voted no
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted yes
Francis Elias Spinner R-NY voted yes
Clark Betton Cochrane R-NY voted yes
Henry Bennett R-NY voted yes
Judson W. Sherman R-NY voted yes
Silas Mainville Burroughs R-NY voted yes
Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted yes
Matthias H. Nichols R-OH voted yes
Richard Mott R-OH voted yes
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted no
Owen Jones D-PA voted no
John Hickman D-PA voted no
Jehu Glancy Jones D-PA voted no
William Lewis Dewart D-PA voted no
John Rufus Edie R-PA voted yes
William Stewart R-PA voted yes
John Dick R-PA voted yes
George Washington Jones D-TN voted no
Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett D-VA voted no
John Singleton Millson D-VA voted no
Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA voted no
Charles James Faulkner D-VA voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To adjourn until monday next. (p. 1906-3): House Vote, Apr 30, 1858,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/35-H-185/to-adjourn-until-monday-next-p-1906-3 (accessed 2026-10-16).