To table the resolution of the committee on retrenchment requesting permission to sit during recess of Congress. (p. 340-3)

On Aug 16, 1841, the House voted 139–40. Result: passed. By party: Others 89–22, Democrats 50–17, Independents 0–1. 17 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 139
No: 40
Did not vote: 77
Date: Aug 16, 1841

By party

Democrats50 yes · 17 no · 38 didn’t vote
Others89 yes · 22 no · 39 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Benjamin Glover Shields D-AL voted no
Edward Cross D-AR voted no
Andrew Kennedy D-IN voted no
William Parmenter D-MA voted no
John Miller D-MO voted no
Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted no
John Randall Reding D-NH voted no
Fernando Wood D-NY voted no
James I. Roosevelt D-NY voted no
Richard David Davis D-NY voted no
John Sanford D-NY voted no
Lewis Riggs D-NY voted no
Joseph Fornance D-PA voted no
Benjamin Alden Bidlack D-PA voted no
John Campbell D-SC voted no
William Osborne Goode D-VA voted no
George Washington Hopkins 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 the resolution of the committee on…: House Vote, Aug 16, 1841,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/27-H-172/to-table-the-resolution-of-the-committee-on-retrenchment (accessed 2026-10-17).