To concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4, which amendment apportions distribution from the sale of public land among the states on the basis of representatio

On Aug 30, 1841, the House voted 60–136 (HR 4). Result: failed. By party: Others 43–75, Democrats 17–60, Independents 0–1. 17 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 60
No: 136
Did not vote: 60
Date: Aug 30, 1841

By party

Democrats17 yes · 60 no · 28 didn’t vote
Others43 yes · 75 no · 32 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted yes
George Smith Houston D-AL voted yes
Reuben Chapman D-AL voted yes
William Winter Payne D-AL voted yes
Edward Cross D-AR voted yes
John Reynolds D-IL voted yes
Nathan Clifford D-ME voted yes
Nathaniel Swett Littlefield D-ME voted yes
Alfred Marshall D-ME voted yes
Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted yes
Edmund Burke D-NH voted yes
Ira Allen Eastman D-NH voted yes
Tristram Shaw D-NH voted yes
Robert Barnwell Rhett D-SC voted yes
Francis Wilkinson Pickens D-SC voted yes
Thomas De Lage Sumter D-SC voted yes
William Osborne Goode 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 concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4…: House Vote, Aug 30, 1841,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/27-H-222/to-concur-in-the-senate-amendment-to-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).