To order a call of the house.

On Aug 27, 1841, the House voted 102–57. Result: passed. By party: Others 78–16, Democrats 24–40, Independents 0–1. 24 members voted against their own party.

During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.

Yes: 102
No: 57
Did not vote: 97
Date: Aug 27, 1841

By party

Democrats24 yes · 40 no · 41 didn’t vote
Others78 yes · 16 no · 56 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Reuben Chapman D-AL voted yes
William Winter Payne D-AL voted yes
John Reynolds D-IL voted yes
William Orlando Butler D-KY voted yes
John Bennett Dawson D-LA voted yes
John Thomson Mason D-MD voted yes
Nathan Clifford D-ME voted yes
John Miller D-MO voted yes
James Iver Mckay D-NC voted yes
John Randall Reding D-NH voted yes
Fernando Wood D-NY voted yes
James I. Roosevelt D-NY voted yes
John Hastings D-OH voted yes
John Westbrook D-PA voted yes
Benjamin Alden Bidlack D-PA voted yes
Henry White Beeson D-PA voted yes
Arnold Plumer D-PA voted yes
John Campbell D-SC voted yes
Francis Wilkinson Pickens D-SC voted yes
Patrick Calhoun Caldwell D-SC voted yes
William Osborne Goode D-VA voted yes
Edmund Wilcox Hubard D-VA voted yes
William Alexander Harris D-VA voted yes
Samuel Lewis Hays D-VA voted yes

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 order a call of the house.: House Vote, Aug 27, 1841,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/27-H-214/to-order-a-call-of-the-house (accessed 2026-10-17).