To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which the purchase of the annals of Congress resolution was rejected. (.2820-1)

On Jun 19, 1862, the House voted 70–71. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 18–65, Democrats 27–6, Others 25–0. 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: 70
No: 71
Did not vote: 58
Date: Jun 19, 1862

By party

Republicans18 yes · 65 no · 27 didn’t vote
Democrats27 yes · 6 no · 19 didn’t vote
Others25 yes · 0 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Carroll Robinson D-IL voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Albert Smith White R-IN voted yes
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted yes
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted yes
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted yes
Charles Delano R-MA voted yes
William Gaston Steele D-NJ voted no
George Thomas Cobb D-NJ voted no
Moses Fowler Odell D-NY voted no
Edward Haight D-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted yes
Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted yes
Alfred Ely R-NY voted yes
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted yes
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted yes
Albert Gallatin Riddle R-OH voted yes
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
James Tracy Hale R-PA voted yes
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted yes
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted yes
John Winfield Wallace R-PA voted yes
Eliakim Persons Walton 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, Jun 19, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-282/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-17).