To pass H.R. 92, a bill to amend an act granting bounty land to certain officers and soldiers who have been in military service of U.S. Approved may 4, 1856, so

On Feb 21, 1859, the House voted 108–75 (HR 92). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 48–45, Republicans 47–30, Others 13–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 75 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: 108
No: 75
Did not vote: 62
Date: Feb 21, 1859

By party

Democrats48 yes · 45 no · 42 didn’t vote
Republicans47 yes · 30 no · 16 didn’t vote
Others13 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Ferguson Dowdell D-AL voted no
Sydenham Moore D-AL voted no
George Smith Houston D-AL voted no
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Sidney Dean R-CT voted no
Timothy Davis R-IA voted no
Samuel Scott Marshall D-IL voted no
William Hayden English D-IN voted no
James Bradford Foley D-IN voted no
Samuel Oldham Peyton D-KY voted no
James Brown Clay D-KY voted no
John Milton Sandidge D-LA voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Eli Thayer R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Jacob Michael Kunkel D-MD voted no
De Witt Clinton Leach R-MI voted no
James Michael Cavanaugh D-MN voted no
William Wallace Phelps D-MN voted no
Reuben Davis D-MS voted no
William Barksdale D-MS voted no
John Jones Mcrae D-MS voted no
Henry Marchmore Shaw D-NC voted no
Thomas Ruffin D-NC voted no
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch D-NC voted no
Alfred Moore Scales D-NC voted no
Jacob Reynier Wortendyke D-NJ voted no
George Taylor D-NY voted no
William Brown Maclay D-NY voted no
John Cochrane D-NY voted no
Ambrose Spencer Murray R-NY voted no
William Fiero Russell D-NY voted no
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted no
Erastus Corning D-NY voted no
Edward Dodd R-NY voted no
Francis Elias Spinner R-NY voted no
Henry Charles Goodwin R-NY voted no
Edwin Barber Morgan R-NY voted no
Emory Bemsley Pottle R-NY voted no
John Mason Parker R-NY voted no
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted no
Richard Mott R-OH voted no
Aaron Harlan R-OH voted no
Benjamin Stanton R-OH voted no
Joseph Miller D-OH voted no
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
Philemon Bliss R-OH voted no
Cydnor Bailey Tompkins R-OH voted no
William Lawrence D-OH voted no
Benjamin Franklin Leiter R-OH voted no
Edward Wade R-OH voted no
Joshua Reed Giddings R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Owen Jones D-PA voted no
William Harrison Dimmick D-PA voted no
Galusha Aaron Grow R-PA voted no
Allison White D-PA voted no
David Ritchie R-PA voted no
James Lisle Gillis D-PA voted no
John Mcqueen D-SC voted no
Milledge Luke Bonham D-SC voted no
William Waters Boyce D-SC voted no
George Washington Jones D-TN voted no
John Henninger Reagan D-TX voted no
Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett D-VA voted no
John Singleton Millson D-VA voted no
John Samuels Caskie D-VA voted no
William Osborne Goode D-VA voted no
Paulus Powell D-VA voted no
William Smith D-VA voted no
John Letcher D-VA voted no
John Fox Potter R-WI voted no
Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI voted no
Charles Billinghurst 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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Capitol Receipts, “To pass H.R. 92, a bill to amend an act…: House Vote, Feb 21, 1859,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/35-H-476/to-pass-h-r-92-a-bill-to-amend (accessed 2026-10-17).