To table the resolution to print 1500 extra copies of the report of the survey of the alleghany river.

On May 12, 1838, the House voted 69–81. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 47–29, Others 21–52, Independents 1–0. 29 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 69
No: 81
Did not vote: 107
Date: May 12, 1838

By party

Democrats47 yes · 29 no · 58 didn’t vote
Others21 yes · 52 no · 49 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Adam Wilson Snyder D-IL voted no
Zadok Casey D-IL voted no
William L. May D-IL voted no
Richard Fletcher D-MA voted no
Nathaniel Jones D-NY voted no
Henry Vail D-NY voted no
Albert Gallup D-NY voted no
John Palmer D-NY voted no
John Edwards D-NY voted no
Arphaxed Loomis D-NY voted no
Henry Allen Foster D-NY voted no
Amasa Junius Parker D-NY voted no
John Chamberlain Clark D-NY voted no
Hiram Gray D-NY voted no
Bennet Bicknell D-NY voted no
William Henry Noble D-NY voted no
John Tuttle Andrews D-NY voted no
Alexander Duncan D-OH voted no
Thomas Lyon Hamer D-OH voted no
Daniel Kilgore D-OH voted no
Lemuel Paynter D-PA voted no
David Douglas Wagener D-PA voted no
Edward Burd Hubley D-PA voted no
George May Keim D-PA voted no
Charles Mcclure D-PA voted no
William Wilson Potter D-PA voted no
Robert Hanna Hammond D-PA voted no
John Klingensmith Jr. D-PA voted no
William Beatty D-PA 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 the resolution to print 1500 extra…: House Vote, May 12, 1838,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/25-H-183/to-table-the-resolution-to-print-1500-extra-copies (accessed 2026-10-16).