To table the motion to refer to the committee for the district of columbia the petition praying for the abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the district

On Dec 12, 1837, the House voted 135–70. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 88–18, Others 47–52. 18 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 135
No: 70
Did not vote: 52
Date: Dec 12, 1837

By party

Democrats88 yes · 18 no · 28 didn’t vote
Others47 yes · 52 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Ingham D-CT voted no
Thomas Tucker Whittlesey D-CT voted no
Richard Fletcher D-MA voted no
William Parmenter D-MA voted no
Nathaniel Briggs Borden D-MA voted no
Thomas Birdsall Jackson D-NY voted no
Robert Mcclellan D-NY voted no
Abraham Phineas Grant D-NY voted no
Henry Allen Foster D-NY voted no
Isaac Hopkins Bronson D-NY voted no
Amasa Junius Parker D-NY voted no
Hiram Gray D-NY voted no
Bennet Bicknell D-NY voted no
Alexander Duncan D-OH voted no
Taylor Webster D-OH voted no
Daniel Kilgore D-OH voted no
Daniel Sheffer D-PA voted no
Samuel Wells Morris D-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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