To sustain the chair's decision that a submitted res., being a question of privilege, suspended the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house rejected s.

On Jul 10, 1840, the House voted 86–66. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 20–64, Others 66–2. 20 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 86
No: 66
Did not vote: 103
Date: Jul 10, 1840

By party

Democrats20 yes · 64 no · 43 didn’t vote
Others66 yes · 2 no · 60 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Reuben Chapman D-AL voted yes
Edward Cross D-AR voted yes
Zadok Casey D-IL voted yes
William Orlando Butler D-KY voted yes
James Carroll D-MD voted yes
James Iver Mckay D-NC voted yes
Charles Fisher D-NC voted yes
Nehemiah Hezekiah Earll D-NY voted yes
John B. Weller D-OH voted yes
Isaac Parrish D-OH voted yes
David Austin Starkweather D-OH voted yes
Robert Hanna Hammond D-PA voted yes
Samuel Wells Morris D-PA voted yes
Isaac Leet D-PA voted yes
Francis Wilkinson Pickens D-SC voted yes
John King Griffin D-SC voted yes
Harvey Magee Watterson D-TN voted yes
George Coke Dromgoole D-VA voted yes
William Lucas 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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