To amend the adjournment resolution to have Congress adjourn the third monday of july, instead of the second monday.

On Jun 22, 1838, the House voted 90–121. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 58–54, Others 32–67. 54 members voted against their own party.

During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.

Yes: 90
No: 121
Did not vote: 46
Date: Jun 22, 1838

By party

Democrats58 yes · 54 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others32 yes · 67 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thomas Tucker Whittlesey D-CT voted no
Charles Eaton Haynes D-GA voted no
George Welshman Owens D-GA voted no
Hopkins Holsey D-GA voted no
Jesse Franklin Cleveland D-GA voted no
Thomas Glascock D-GA voted no
Adam Wilson Snyder D-IL voted no
Zadok Casey D-IL voted no
William L. May D-IL voted no
Ratliff Boon D-IN voted no
Richard Fletcher D-MA voted no
William Parmenter D-MA voted no
John Tolley Hood Worthington D-MD voted no
Virgil Delphini Parris D-ME voted no
Thomas Davee D-ME voted no
Micajah Thomas Hawkins D-NC voted no
William Montgomery D-NC voted no
Henry William Connor D-NC voted no
Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted no
James Farrington D-NH voted no
Jared Warner Williams D-NH voted no
Joseph Weeks D-NH voted no
Thomas Birdsall Jackson D-NY voted no
Abraham Vanderveer D-NY voted no
Churchill Caldom Cambreleng D-NY voted no
John Isaac De Graff D-NY voted no
Samuel Birdsall D-NY voted no
John Tuttle Andrews D-NY voted no
Taylor Webster D-OH voted no
Thomas Lyon Hamer D-OH voted no
William H. Hunter D-OH voted no
Matthias Shepler D-OH voted no
Daniel Kilgore D-OH voted no
David Douglas Wagener D-PA voted no
Edward Burd Hubley D-PA voted no
Luther Reily D-PA voted no
Henry Logan D-PA voted no
Daniel Sheffer D-PA voted no
William Wilson Potter D-PA voted no
David Petrikin D-PA voted no
Samuel Wells Morris D-PA voted no
John Klingensmith Jr. D-PA voted no
Andrew Buchanan D-PA voted no
John Peter Richardson D-SC voted no
Abraham Mcclellan D-TN voted no
Francis Everod Rives D-VA voted no
John Winston Jones D-VA voted no
James Wood Bouldin D-VA voted no
James Garland D-VA voted no
Linn Banks D-VA voted no
Isaac Samuels Pennybacker D-VA voted no
Andrew Beirne D-VA voted no
Joseph Johnson D-VA voted no
Isaac Fletcher D-VT 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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