To table a resolution that the clerk pay to the defeated claimants to seats from n.j. The same compensation per diem and mileage allowed to members of Congress

On Dec 17, 1840, the House voted 62–127. Result: failed. By party: Others 0–100, Democrats 62–27. 27 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 62
No: 127
Did not vote: 66
Date: Dec 17, 1840

By party

Democrats62 yes · 27 no · 38 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 100 no · 28 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Wesley Davis D-IN voted no
William Orlando Butler D-KY voted no
William Parmenter D-MA voted no
James Carroll D-MD voted no
Jr. Hillen Solomon D-MD voted no
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted no
Micajah Thomas Hawkins D-NC voted no
William Montgomery D-NC voted no
Charles Fisher D-NC voted no
James De La Montanya D-NY voted no
Amasa Dana D-NY voted no
Stephen Banks Leonard D-NY voted no
Edward Rogers D-NY voted no
Henry Swearingen D-OH voted no
Lemuel Paynter D-PA voted no
George May Keim D-PA voted no
Charles Mcclure D-PA voted no
Samuel Wells Morris D-PA voted no
Albert Gallatin Marchand D-PA voted no
Enos Hook D-PA voted no
Isaac Leet D-PA voted no
John Galbraith D-PA voted no
Sampson Hale Butler D-SC voted no
Francis Wilkinson Pickens D-SC voted no
Thomas De Lage Sumter D-SC voted no
John Winston Jones D-VA voted no
Robert Craig 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 table a resolution that the clerk pay to…: House Vote, Dec 17, 1840,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/26-H-637/to-table-a-resolution-that-the-clerk-pay-to (accessed 2026-10-16).