To adjourn until tomorrow at 12 o'clock as a speaker was not elected. (p. 2-3)

On Dec 5, 1859, the House voted 99–131. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 0–113, Democrats 78–2, Others 21–16. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 members voted against their own party.

During the 36th Congress (1859–1860), James Buchanan was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Yes: 99
No: 131
Did not vote: 14
Date: Dec 5, 1859

By party

Democrats78 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans0 yes · 113 no · 5 didn’t vote
Others21 yes · 16 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Hayden English D-IN voted no
Charles Hathaway Larrabee D-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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