To adjourn, in order to end debate on the adoption of the house rules. Adoption of the rules would prevent receiving any abolition petitions. (p. 27-2)

On Jun 7, 1841, the House voted 66–149. Result: failed. By party: Others 3–128, Democrats 63–20, Independents 0–1. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 27th Congress (1841–1842), John Tyler was president.

Yes: 66
No: 149
Did not vote: 41
Date: Jun 7, 1841

By party

Democrats63 yes · 20 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 128 no · 19 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Linn Boyd D-KY voted no
John Bennett Dawson D-LA voted no
William Parmenter D-MA voted no
James Wray Williams D-MD voted no
Charles Albert Floyd D-NY voted no
James I. Roosevelt D-NY voted no
Jacob Houck Jr. D-NY voted no
David P. Brewster D-NY voted no
Samuel Partridge D-NY voted no
John B. Weller D-OH voted no
Ezra Dean D-OH voted no
Benjamin Alden Bidlack D-PA voted no
Henry White Beeson D-PA voted no
Thomas De Lage Sumter D-SC voted no
Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN voted no
Aaron Venable Brown D-TN voted no
Cave Johnson D-TN voted no
William Osborne Goode D-VA voted no
William Alexander Harris D-VA voted no
Samuel Lewis Hays 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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