To adjourn, during debate on election of printer.

On Jun 9, 1841, the House voted 41–137. Result: failed. By party: Others 3–113, Democrats 37–24, Independents 1–0. 24 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 41
No: 137
Did not vote: 78
Date: Jun 9, 1841

By party

Democrats37 yes · 24 no · 44 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 113 no · 34 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Linn Boyd D-KY voted no
James Wray Williams D-MD voted no
Nathan Clifford D-ME voted no
Joshua Adams Lowell D-ME voted no
James I. Roosevelt D-NY voted no
John Sanford D-NY voted no
Lewis Riggs D-NY voted no
Samuel Partridge D-NY voted no
William Medill D-OH voted no
Ezra Dean D-OH voted no
Charles Jared Ingersoll D-PA voted no
Amos Gustine D-PA voted no
Benjamin Alden Bidlack D-PA voted no
Davis Dimock Jr. D-PA voted no
Henry White Beeson D-PA voted no
William Jack D-PA voted no
Arnold Plumer D-PA voted no
Abraham Mcclellan D-TN voted no
Harvey Magee Watterson D-TN voted no
Aaron Venable Brown D-TN voted no
Cave Johnson D-TN voted no
Edmund Wilcox Hubard 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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