To suspend the rules and submit a resolution that the house resolve itself into the committee of the whole.

On Feb 12, 1841, the House voted 65–84. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 56–27, Others 9–57. 27 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 65
No: 84
Did not vote: 106
Date: Feb 12, 1841

By party

Democrats56 yes · 27 no · 44 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 57 no · 62 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Watson Wick D-IN voted no
William Parmenter D-MA voted no
Jr. Hillen Solomon D-MD voted no
Albert Smith D-ME voted no
Isaac Edwin Crary D-MI voted no
William Montgomery D-NC voted no
Jared Warner Williams D-NH voted no
Peter Dumont Vroom D-NJ voted no
Philemon Dickerson D-NJ voted no
James De La Montanya D-NY voted no
Gouverneur Kemble D-NY voted no
Augustus Cincinnatus Hand D-NY voted no
Stephen Banks Leonard D-NY voted no
Edward Rogers D-NY voted no
Meredith Mallory D-NY voted no
John Hastings D-OH voted no
John Davis D-PA voted no
David Douglas Wagener D-PA voted no
George Mcculloch D-PA voted no
William Beatty D-PA voted no
John Galbraith D-PA voted no
Abraham Mcclellan D-TN voted no
Julius W. Blackwell D-TN voted no
Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN voted no
Harvey Magee Watterson D-TN voted no
Aaron Venable Brown D-TN voted no
Linn Banks 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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