To adjourn until monday, feb. 12th.

On Feb 9, 1838, the House voted 75–61. Result: passed. By party: Others 49–29, Democrats 26–32. 26 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 75
No: 61
Did not vote: 121
Date: Feb 9, 1838

By party

Democrats26 yes · 32 no · 76 didn’t vote
Others49 yes · 29 no · 44 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Elisha Haley D-CT voted yes
Charles Eaton Haynes D-GA voted yes
Jabez Young Jackson D-GA voted yes
Zadok Casey D-IL voted yes
Richard Fletcher D-MA voted yes
Francis Ormand Jonathan Smith D-ME voted yes
Thomas Davee D-ME voted yes
James Iver Mckay D-NC voted yes
Micajah Thomas Hawkins D-NC voted yes
William Montgomery D-NC voted yes
Ely Moore D-NY voted yes
John Curtis Brodhead D-NY voted yes
Robert Mcclellan D-NY voted yes
Albert Gallup D-NY voted yes
James Bradley Spencer D-NY voted yes
Abraham Phineas Grant D-NY voted yes
Isaac Hopkins Bronson D-NY voted yes
Hiram Gray D-NY voted yes
Alexander Duncan D-OH voted yes
William H. Hunter D-OH voted yes
Edward Burd Hubley D-PA voted yes
Samuel Wells Morris D-PA voted yes
Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN voted yes
George Coke Dromgoole D-VA voted yes
Archibald Stuart D-VA voted yes
Isaac Fletcher D-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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