To adjourn, during debate on H.R. 1003, a bill supplementary to the several acts now in force to provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of TH

On Mar 1, 1861, the House voted 77–60. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 19–56, Democrats 29–2, Others 29–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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: 77
No: 60
Did not vote: 107
Date: Mar 1, 1861

By party

Democrats29 yes · 2 no · 56 didn’t vote
Republicans19 yes · 56 no · 43 didn’t vote
Others29 yes · 2 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Vandever R-IA voted yes
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted yes
William Kellogg R-IL voted yes
Charles Case R-IN voted yes
James Buffinton R-MA voted yes
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted yes
George Wurtz Hughes D-MD voted no
Henry Waldron R-MI voted yes
William Windom R-MN voted yes
Thomas Ruffin D-NC voted no
Gilman Marston R-NH voted yes
William Scheuneman Kenyon R-NY voted yes
John Carey R-OH voted yes
Sidney Edgerton R-OH voted yes
Edward Wade R-OH voted yes
Edward Joy Morris R-PA voted yes
James Tracy Hale R-PA voted yes
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted yes
John Fox Potter R-WI voted yes
Cadwallader Colden Washburn 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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