To table H.R. 228, relative to the printing and distribution of the annual message of the President of the U.S. And accompanying documents. (p. 1073-2)

On Mar 8, 1860, the House voted 54–106 (HR 228). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 3–74, Democrats 40–13, Others 11–19. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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: 54
No: 106
Did not vote: 84
Date: Mar 8, 1860

By party

Democrats40 yes · 13 no · 34 didn’t vote
Republicans3 yes · 74 no · 41 didn’t vote
Others11 yes · 19 no · 9 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Lawrence Pugh D-AL voted no
Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry D-AL voted no
Martin Jenkins Crawford D-GA voted no
William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
David Kilgore R-IN voted yes
Miles Taylor D-LA voted no
Lawrence O'Bryan Branch D-NC voted no
George Briggs R-NY voted yes
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted no
Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH voted no
Benjamin Stanton R-OH voted yes
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted no
William Waters Boyce D-SC voted no
Muscoe Russell Hunter Garnett D-VA voted no
Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA 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 table H.R. 228, relative to the printing…: House Vote, Mar 8, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-H-86/to-table-h-r-228-relative-to-the-printing (accessed 2026-10-17).