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On Jan 19, 1859, the House voted 135–34 (HR 669). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 70–20, Republicans 57–13, Others 9–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 33 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: 34
Did not vote: 75
Date: Jan 19, 1859

By party

Democrats70 yes · 20 no · 45 didn’t vote
Republicans57 yes · 13 no · 23 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 1 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted no
William Hayden English D-IN voted no
James Hughes D-IN voted no
Joshua Husband Jewett D-KY voted no
Henry Marchmore Shaw D-NC voted no
Thomas Ruffin D-NC voted no
Warren Winslow D-NC voted no
Alfred Moore Scales D-NC voted no
Francis Burton Craige D-NC voted no
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted no
George William Palmer R-NY voted no
Francis Elias Spinner R-NY voted no
Charles Brooks Hoard R-NY voted no
Edwin Barber Morgan R-NY voted no
Aaron Harlan R-OH voted no
Cydnor Bailey Tompkins R-OH voted no
William Lawrence D-OH voted no
Edward Wade R-OH voted no
Joshua Reed Giddings R-OH voted no
Henry Myer Phillips D-PA voted no
Owen Jones D-PA voted no
John Hickman D-PA voted no
William Lewis Dewart D-PA voted no
David Ritchie R-PA voted no
William Waters Boyce D-SC voted no
George Washington Jones D-TN voted no
John Singleton Millson D-VA voted no
John Samuels Caskie D-VA voted no
William Osborne Goode D-VA voted no
Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA voted no
William Smith D-VA voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI 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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