To table a resolution providing that the committee on invalid pensions be authorized to employ a clerk during the present session of Congress. (p.20-1,2)

On Dec 8, 1862, the House voted 28–79. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 8–64, Democrats 15–7, Others 5–8. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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: 28
No: 79
Did not vote: 92
Date: Dec 8, 1862

By party

Republicans8 yes · 64 no · 38 didn’t vote
Democrats15 yes · 7 no · 30 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 8 no · 24 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Edward English D-CT voted no
George Catlin Woodruff D-CT voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted yes
Charles Russell Train R-MA voted yes
Charles Delano R-MA voted yes
William Augustus Hall D-MO voted no
Elijah Hise Norton D-MO voted no
Thomas Lawson Price D-MO voted no
John William Noell D-MO voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted yes
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted yes
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted no
Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted yes
Albert Gallatin Riddle R-OH voted yes
John Hickman R-PA voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To table a resolution providing that the…: House Vote, Dec 8, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-373/to-table-a-resolution-providing-that-the-committee-on (accessed 2026-10-17).