To table a resolution to extend the provisions of a resolution appointing a select committee to investigate certain government supply contracts, so as to provid

On Jul 17, 1861, the House voted 49–77. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 42–32, Democrats 1–33, Others 6–12. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 33 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: 49
No: 77
Did not vote: 73
Date: Jul 17, 1861

By party

Republicans42 yes · 32 no · 36 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 33 no · 18 didn’t vote
Others6 yes · 12 no · 19 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dwight Loomis R-CT voted no
James Carroll Robinson D-IL voted yes
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
Daniel Wheelwright Gooch R-MA voted no
Goldsmith Fox Bailey R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Cyrus Aldrich R-MN voted no
William Wall R-NY voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted no
Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY voted no
Elbridge Gerry Spaulding R-NY voted no
Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
William Parker Cutler R-OH voted no
Sidney Edgerton R-OH voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted no
Samuel Steel Blair R-PA voted no
John Covode R-PA voted no
Robert Mcknight R-PA voted no
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Portus Baxter R-VT voted no
John Fox Potter R-WI voted no
Andrew Scott Sloan R-WI 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 table a resolution to extend the…: House Vote, Jul 17, 1861,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-23/to-table-a-resolution-to-extend-the-provisions-of (accessed 2026-10-17).