To order a call of the house. (p. 1125-1)

On Feb 18, 1859, the House voted 51–73. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 32–32, Republicans 16–39, Others 3–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 48 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: 51
No: 73
Did not vote: 121
Date: Feb 18, 1859

By party

Democrats32 yes · 32 no · 71 didn’t vote
Republicans16 yes · 39 no · 38 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 2 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry D-AL voted no
William Darius Bishop D-CT voted no
George Sydney Hawkins D-FL voted no
James Lindsay Seward D-GA voted no
Martin Jenkins Crawford D-GA voted no
Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell D-GA voted no
Samuel Ryan Curtis R-IA voted yes
Charles Drury Hodges D-IL voted no
Henry Cornelius Burnett D-KY voted no
Samuel Oldham Peyton D-KY voted no
James Brown Clay D-KY voted no
Miles Taylor D-LA voted no
Eli Thayer R-MA voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
Thomas Fielder Bowie D-MD voted no
Stephen Clark Foster R-ME voted yes
William Alanson Howard R-MI voted yes
Henry Waldron R-MI voted yes
David Safford Walbridge R-MI voted yes
James Michael Cavanaugh D-MN voted no
William Wallace Phelps D-MN voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
Henry Marchmore Shaw D-NC voted no
Alfred Moore Scales D-NC voted no
John Alexander Searing D-NY voted no
William Brown Maclay D-NY voted no
William Fiero Russell D-NY voted no
Erastus Corning D-NY voted no
John Mason Parker R-NY voted yes
Samuel George Andrews R-NY voted yes
Israel Thompson Hatch D-NY voted no
Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted yes
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted no
Richard Mott R-OH voted yes
Aaron Harlan R-OH voted yes
Joseph Burns D-OH voted no
Cydnor Bailey Tompkins R-OH voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Leiter R-OH voted yes
Edward Wade R-OH voted yes
Henry Myer Phillips D-PA voted no
Allison White D-PA voted no
William Stewart R-PA voted yes
Milledge Luke Bonham D-SC voted no
Albert Galiton Watkins D-TN voted no
Samuel Axley Smith D-TN voted no
John DeWitt Clinton Atkins D-TN voted no
Paulus Powell 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 order a call of the house. (p. 1125-1): House Vote, Feb 18, 1859,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/35-H-468/to-order-a-call-of-the-house-p-1125 (accessed 2026-10-17).