To postpone until the first monday of next december, the resolution that the house elect a principal doorkeeper.

On Apr 5, 1838, the House voted 74–91. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 42–41, Others 32–49, Independents 0–1. 41 members voted against their own party.

During the 25th Congress (1837–1838), Martin Van Buren was president.

Yes: 74
No: 91
Did not vote: 92
Date: Apr 5, 1838

By party

Democrats42 yes · 41 no · 51 didn’t vote
Others32 yes · 49 no · 41 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted no
Elisha Haley D-CT voted no
Lancelot Phelps D-CT voted no
Charles Eaton Haynes D-GA voted no
Jabez Young Jackson D-GA voted no
Jesse Franklin Cleveland D-GA voted no
Zadok Casey D-IL voted no
William L. May D-IL voted no
Richard Fletcher D-MA voted no
John Fairfield D-ME voted no
Hugh Johnston Anderson D-ME voted no
Thomas Davee D-ME voted no
Isaac Edwin Crary D-MI voted no
Albert Galliton Harrison D-MO voted no
Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted no
James Farrington D-NH voted no
Jared Warner Williams D-NH voted no
Thomas Birdsall Jackson D-NY voted no
Nathaniel Jones D-NY voted no
John Curtis Brodhead D-NY voted no
Henry Vail D-NY voted no
Henry Allen Foster D-NY voted no
Isaac Hopkins Bronson D-NY voted no
Amasa Junius Parker D-NY voted no
John Chamberlain Clark D-NY voted no
Hiram Gray D-NY voted no
William Taylor D-NY voted no
David Douglas Wagener D-PA voted no
Edward Burd Hubley D-PA voted no
George May Keim D-PA voted no
Luther Reily D-PA voted no
Robert Hanna Hammond D-PA voted no
Samuel Wells Morris D-PA voted no
William Beatty D-PA voted no
Arnold Plumer D-PA voted no
Hugh Swinton Legaré D-SC voted no
John Peter Richardson D-SC voted no
Walter Coles D-VA voted no
Archibald Stuart D-VA voted no
John Mercer Patton D-VA voted no
James Murray Mason D-VA 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 postpone until the first monday of next…: House Vote, Apr 5, 1838,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/25-H-127/to-postpone-until-the-first-monday-of-next-december (accessed 2026-10-17).