To dispense with all proceedings under the call of the house motion made during debate on H.R. 18. (p. 288-1)

On Mar 24, 1840, the House voted 102–46. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 72–26, Others 30–20. 26 members voted against their own party.

During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.

Yes: 102
No: 46
Did not vote: 107
Date: Mar 24, 1840

By party

Democrats72 yes · 26 no · 29 didn’t vote
Others30 yes · 20 no · 78 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Zadok Casey D-IL voted no
William Orlando Butler D-KY voted no
John Tolley Hood Worthington D-MD voted no
John Jameson D-MO voted no
Albert Gallatin Brown D-MS voted no
James Iver Mckay D-NC voted no
John Hill D-NC voted no
Charles Fisher D-NC voted no
Henry William Connor D-NC voted no
Edmund Burke D-NH voted no
Augustus Cincinnatus Hand D-NY voted no
John Gelston Floyd D-NY voted no
Isaac Parrish D-OH voted no
Jonathan Taylor D-OH voted no
Daniel Parkhurst Leadbetter D-OH voted no
David Austin Starkweather D-OH voted no
William Sterrett Ramsey D-PA voted no
George Mcculloch D-PA voted no
Albert Gallatin Marchand D-PA voted no
John Galbraith D-PA voted no
John Campbell D-SC voted no
Sampson Hale Butler D-SC voted no
James Rogers D-SC voted no
Thomas De Lage Sumter D-SC voted no
Abraham Mcclellan D-TN voted no
Walter Coles 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 dispense with all proceedings under the…: House Vote, Mar 24, 1840,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/26-H-251/to-dispense-with-all-proceedings-under-the-call-of (accessed 2026-10-17).