To pass the resolution relating to the printing of additional copies of the report of the commissioner of patents on agriculture for year 1859. (p. 2953-1)

On Jun 13, 1860, the House voted 102–60. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 68–11, Democrats 12–43, Others 22–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 102
No: 60
Did not vote: 82
Date: Jun 13, 1860

By party

Democrats12 yes · 43 no · 32 didn’t vote
Republicans68 yes · 11 no · 39 didn’t vote
Others22 yes · 6 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Lewis Scott D-CA voted yes
Philip Bond Fouke D-IL voted yes
William Steele Holman D-IN voted yes
James Wilson R-IN voted no
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted no
William Alanson Howard R-MI voted no
John Bullock Clark D-MO voted yes
Otho Robards Singleton D-MS voted yes
James Humphrey R-NY voted no
George Briggs R-NY voted no
Charles Lewis Beale R-NY voted no
Francis Elias Spinner R-NY voted no
Charles Brooks Hoard R-NY voted no
Alfred Wells R-NY voted no
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted yes
Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH voted yes
William Howard D-OH voted yes
Charles Drake Martin D-OH voted yes
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted yes
John Sherman R-OH voted no
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted yes
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Charles Hathaway Larrabee D-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 pass the resolution relating to the…: House Vote, Jun 13, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-H-243/to-pass-the-resolution-relating-to-the-printing-of (accessed 2026-10-17).