To set a time to reconvene upon adjournment today, to the effect that when the house adjourn today it adjourn to meet again on monday jan. 3, 1842, motion made

On Dec 30, 1841, the House voted 86–82. Result: passed. By party: Others 28–71, Democrats 58–11. 11 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 86
No: 82
Did not vote: 88
Date: Dec 30, 1841

By party

Democrats58 yes · 11 no · 36 didn’t vote
Others28 yes · 71 no · 51 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joshua Adams Lowell D-ME voted no
James Iver Mckay D-NC voted no
Archibald Hunter Arrington D-NC voted no
Samuel Gordon D-NY voted no
John Westbrook D-PA voted no
George May Keim D-PA voted no
Amos Gustine D-PA voted no
Henry White Beeson D-PA voted no
George Booth Cary D-VA voted no
Edmund Wilcox Hubard D-VA voted no
Samuel Lewis Hays 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 set a time to reconvene upon adjournment…: House Vote, Dec 30, 1841,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/27-H-281/to-set-a-time-to-reconvene-upon-adjournment-today (accessed 2026-10-17).