To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which H. R. 411, a bill to increase the pay of e. H. Brooke, chief clerk to the paymaster of the U.S. Army, was rej

On Apr 18, 1862, the House voted 51–43 (HR 411). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 21–35, Democrats 21–3, Others 9–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 members voted against their own party.

During the 37th Congress (1861–1862), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 51
No: 43
Did not vote: 105
Date: Apr 18, 1862

By party

Republicans21 yes · 35 no · 54 didn’t vote
Democrats21 yes · 3 no · 28 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 5 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dwight Loomis R-CT voted yes
Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted yes
George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN voted no
William Mitchell R-IN voted yes
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted yes
James Buffinton R-MA voted yes
Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME voted yes
John Hovey Rice R-ME voted yes
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted yes
John William Noell D-MO voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted yes
Thomas McKey Edwards R-NH voted yes
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted yes
Richard Franchot R-NY voted yes
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted yes
Alfred Ely R-NY voted yes
Augustus Frank R-NY voted yes
Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH voted yes
William Morris Davis R-PA voted yes
Philip Johnson D-PA voted no
John Covode R-PA voted yes
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted yes
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT 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 table a motion to reconsider the vote by…: House Vote, Apr 18, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-176/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-17).