To amend H.R. 248, a bill relating to municipal elections in washington, so as to eliminate clauses requiring payment of school tax and personal property tax.

On May 25, 1858, the House voted 135–51 (HR 248). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 83–15, Republicans 45–32, Others 7–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 47 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: 135
No: 51
Did not vote: 59
Date: May 25, 1858

By party

Democrats83 yes · 15 no · 37 didn’t vote
Republicans45 yes · 32 no · 16 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Ezra Clark Jr. R-CT voted no
Sidney Dean R-CT voted no
Martin Jenkins Crawford D-GA voted no
Augustus Romaldus Wright D-GA voted no
Alexander Hamilton Stephens D-GA voted no
Timothy Davis R-IA voted no
Thomas Langrell Harris D-IL voted no
Aaron Shaw D-IL voted no
James Brown Clay D-KY voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Linus Bacon Comins R-MA voted no
Anson Burlingame R-MA voted no
Timothy Davis R-MA voted no
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted no
Chauncey Langdon Knapp R-MA voted no
Calvin Clifford Chaffee R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
John M. Wood R-ME voted no
Charles Jervis Gilman R-ME voted no
William Alanson Howard R-MI voted no
David Safford Walbridge R-MI voted no
John Bullock Clark D-MO voted no
Henry Marchmore Shaw D-NC voted no
James Pike R-NH voted no
Aaron Harrison Cragin R-NH voted no
George Robbins Robbins R-NJ voted no
John Thompson R-NY voted no
Oliver Andrew Morse R-NY voted no
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted no
Edward Wade R-OH voted no
Owen Jones D-PA voted no
Anthony Ellmaker Roberts R-PA voted no
Allison White D-PA voted no
David Ritchie R-PA voted no
Samuel Anderson Purviance R-PA voted no
William Stewart R-PA voted no
John Dick R-PA voted no
Nathaniel Briggs Durfee R-RI voted no
William Daniel Brayton R-RI voted no
Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett D-VA voted no
John Samuels Caskie D-VA voted no
William Osborne Goode D-VA voted no
William Smith D-VA voted no
Henry Alonzo Edmundson D-VA voted no
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Homer Elihu Royce R-VT 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 amend H.R. 248, a bill relating to…: House Vote, May 25, 1858,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/35-H-253/to-amend-h-r-248-a-bill-relating-to (accessed 2026-10-17).