To suspend the rules for two hours in order to move a resolution which proposed that the committee on mileage be discharged from further consideration of the su

On Jun 6, 1840, the House voted 53–95. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 27–50, Others 26–45. 27 members voted against their own party.

During the 26th Congress (1839–1840), Martin Van Buren was president.

Yes: 53
No: 95
Did not vote: 107
Date: Jun 6, 1840

By party

Democrats27 yes · 50 no · 50 didn’t vote
Others26 yes · 45 no · 57 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edward Cross D-AR voted yes
John Reynolds D-IL voted yes
John Wesley Davis D-IN voted yes
William Orlando Butler D-KY voted yes
Albert Smith D-ME voted yes
Virgil Delphini Parris D-ME voted yes
Joshua Adams Lowell D-ME voted yes
Thomas Davee D-ME voted yes
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted yes
Henry William Connor D-NC voted yes
Edmund Burke D-NH voted yes
Ira Allen Eastman D-NH voted yes
Jared Warner Williams D-NH voted yes
James De La Montanya D-NY voted yes
John Gelston Floyd D-NY voted yes
Judson Allen D-NY voted yes
Amasa Dana D-NY voted yes
Edward Rogers D-NY voted yes
Isaac Parrish D-OH voted yes
John Hastings D-OH voted yes
Henry Swearingen D-OH voted yes
Joseph Fornance D-PA voted yes
John Galbraith D-PA voted yes
Sampson Hale Butler D-SC voted yes
Walter Coles D-VA voted yes
Green Berry Samuels D-VA voted yes
Robert Craig D-VA 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 suspend the rules for two hours in order…: House Vote, Jun 6, 1840,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/26-H-444/to-suspend-the-rules-for-two-hours-in-order (accessed 2026-10-16).