That when the house adjourns it will meet after monday next. (p. 368-3)

On Apr 30, 1840, the House voted 91–65. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 55–34, Others 36–31. 34 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 91
No: 65
Did not vote: 99
Date: Apr 30, 1840

By party

Democrats55 yes · 34 no · 38 didn’t vote
Others36 yes · 31 no · 61 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

David Hubbard D-AL voted no
Edward Cross D-AR voted no
Francis Thomas D-MD voted no
Albert Smith D-ME voted no
Virgil Delphini Parris D-ME voted no
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted no
James Iver Mckay D-NC voted no
Ira Allen Eastman D-NH voted no
William Raworth Cooper D-NJ voted no
Nathaniel Jones D-NY voted no
John Ely D-NY voted no
Augustus Cincinnatus Hand D-NY voted no
Andrew Wheeler Doig D-NY voted no
David P. Brewster D-NY voted no
John Gelston Floyd D-NY voted no
John Holmes Prentiss D-NY voted no
Judson Allen D-NY voted no
Amasa Dana D-NY voted no
Meredith Mallory D-NY voted no
Isaac Parrish D-OH voted no
Jonathan Taylor D-OH voted no
Daniel Parkhurst Leadbetter D-OH voted no
George Sweeny D-OH voted no
James Gerry D-PA voted no
David Petrikin D-PA voted no
Robert Hanna Hammond D-PA voted no
Samuel Wells Morris D-PA voted no
Albert Gallatin Marchand D-PA voted no
John Campbell D-SC voted no
Aaron Venable Brown D-TN voted no
Francis Everod Rives D-VA voted no
George Coke Dromgoole D-VA voted no
Walter Coles D-VA voted no
Green Berry Samuels 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, “That when the house adjourns it will meet…: House Vote, Apr 30, 1840,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/26-H-323/that-when-the-house-adjourns-it-will-meet-after (accessed 2026-10-17).