To order a call of the house during debate on a resolution repeal so much of the 41st rule of the house as permits any member requesting to be excused from voti

On Dec 30, 1846, the House voted 42–68. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 40–36, Others 2–32. 36 members voted against their own party.

During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.

Yes: 42
No: 68
Did not vote: 127
Date: Dec 30, 1846

By party

Democrats40 yes · 36 no · 73 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 32 no · 54 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Shepherd Leffler D-IA voted no
Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted no
Charles William Cathcart D-IN voted no
John Wooleston Tibbatts D-KY voted no
John Henry Harmanson D-LA voted no
Robert Pinckney Dunlap D-ME voted no
Cullen Sawtelle D-ME voted no
Hannibal Hamlin D-ME voted no
Robert Mcclelland D-MI voted no
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted no
David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
Henry Selby Clark D-NC voted no
Asa Biggs D-NC voted no
James Hutchins Johnson D-NH voted no
John Watson Lawrence D-NY voted no
Joseph Halstead Anderson D-NY voted no
John Francis Collin D-NY voted no
Bradford Ripley Wood D-NY voted no
Joseph Russell D-NY voted no
Preston King D-NY voted no
George Oscar Rathbun D-NY voted no
John De Mott D-NY voted no
Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH voted no
Joseph Morris D-OH voted no
David Austin Starkweather D-OH voted no
Jacob Senewell Yost D-PA voted no
William Swan Garvin D-PA voted no
Armistead Burt D-SC voted no
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
Edmund Wilcox Hubard D-VA voted no
James Alexander Seddon D-VA voted no
Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA voted no
Augustus Alexandria Chapman D-VA voted no
Joseph Johnson D-VA voted no
Paul Dillingham Jr. D-VT 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 order a call of the house during debate…: House Vote, Dec 30, 1846,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/29-H-478/to-order-a-call-of-the-house-during-debate (accessed 2026-10-17).