To pass S. 30 (12 stat 38, app. 6/23/1860), directing the postmaster general to pay s.m. Knight for carrying mail between 1849 and 1857. (p. 3166-1)

On Jun 19, 1860, the House voted 87–55 (S 30). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 73–4, Democrats 4–37, Others 10–14. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 8 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: 87
No: 55
Did not vote: 102
Date: Jun 19, 1860

By party

Democrats4 yes · 37 no · 46 didn’t vote
Republicans73 yes · 4 no · 41 didn’t vote
Others10 yes · 14 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Chilton Burch D-CA voted yes
Charles Brooks Hoard R-NY voted no
William Howard D-OH voted yes
Benjamin Stanton R-OH voted no
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted yes
Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH voted no
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted yes
John Weinland Killinger R-PA 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 S. 30 (12 stat 38, app. 6/23/1860)…: House Vote, Jun 19, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-H-262/to-pass-s-30-12-stat-38-app-6 (accessed 2026-10-16).