To adjourn, late hour. (p. 1382-2)

On Feb 26, 1859, the House voted 66–63. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 39–31, Republicans 23–31, Others 4–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 54 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: 66
No: 63
Did not vote: 116
Date: Feb 26, 1859

By party

Democrats39 yes · 31 no · 65 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 31 no · 39 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 1 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Adams Stallworth D-AL voted no
Sydenham Moore D-AL voted no
George Smith Houston D-AL voted no
Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry D-AL voted no
Charles Lewis Scott D-CA voted no
Samuel Arnold D-CT voted no
Lucius Jeremiah Gartrell D-GA voted no
Timothy Davis R-IA voted yes
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted no
James Bradford Foley D-IN voted no
James Wilson R-IN voted yes
Chauncey Langdon Knapp R-MA voted yes
James Augustus Stewart D-MD voted no
Nehemiah Abbott R-ME voted yes
William Wallace Phelps D-MN voted no
John Bullock Clark D-MO voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar D-MS voted no
Thomas Ruffin D-NC voted no
Francis Burton Craige D-NC voted no
Isaiah Dunn Clawson R-NJ voted yes
George Robbins Robbins R-NJ voted yes
Garnett Bowditch Adrain D-NJ voted no
Jacob Reynier Wortendyke D-NJ voted no
Horace Francis Clark D-NY voted no
John Bussing Haskin D-NY voted no
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted yes
Edward Dodd R-NY voted yes
Clark Betton Cochrane R-NY voted yes
Orsamus Benajah Matteson R-NY voted yes
Henry Bennett R-NY voted yes
Amos Phelps Granger R-NY voted yes
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted yes
Samuel George Andrews R-NY voted yes
Judson W. Sherman R-NY voted yes
Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted yes
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted no
William Slocum Groesbeck D-OH voted no
Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH voted no
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted yes
John Sherman R-OH voted yes
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
Owen Jones D-PA voted no
Anthony Ellmaker Roberts R-PA voted yes
John Mcqueen D-SC voted no
Milledge Luke Bonham D-SC voted no
John DeWitt Clinton Atkins D-TN voted no
William Tecumsah Avery D-TN voted no
Guy Morrison Bryan D-TX voted no
William Smith D-VA voted no
Charles James Faulkner D-VA voted no
Homer Elihu Royce R-VT voted yes
John Fox Potter R-WI voted yes

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, late hour. (p. 1382-2): House Vote, Feb 26, 1859,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/35-H-489/to-adjourn-late-hour-p-1382-2 (accessed 2026-10-17).