To concur in a Senate amendment to H.R. 501, limiting the cost of publication of american state papers.

On Jun 18, 1860, the House voted 90–67 (HR 501). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 66–24, Democrats 7–35, Others 17–8. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 31 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: 90
No: 67
Did not vote: 87
Date: Jun 18, 1860

By party

Democrats7 yes · 35 no · 45 didn’t vote
Republicans66 yes · 24 no · 28 didn’t vote
Others17 yes · 8 no · 14 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dwight Loomis R-CT voted no
Orris Sanford Ferry R-CT voted no
William Vandever R-IA voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted yes
William McKee Dunn R-IN voted no
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted no
Schuyler Colfax R-IN voted no
Charles Delano R-MA voted no
George Wurtz Hughes D-MD voted yes
John Jasiel Perry R-ME voted no
De Witt Clinton Leach R-MI voted no
Francis Preston Blair Jr. R-MO voted no
John Jones Mcrae D-MS voted yes
Warren Winslow D-NC voted yes
Charles Henry Van Wyck 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
Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH voted yes
James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted no
John Carey R-OH voted no
Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted no
John Sherman R-OH voted no
Cydnor Bailey Tompkins R-OH voted no
John Hutchins R-OH voted no
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted yes
John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted no
Elijah Babbitt R-PA voted no
Roger Atkinson Pryor D-VA 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 concur in a Senate amendment to H.R. 501…: House Vote, Jun 18, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-H-259/to-concur-in-a-senate-amendment-to-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).