To reconsider the vote on bill H.R. 68, allowing seven years half-pay to the heirs of colonel francis eppes. (p. 339)

On Mar 19, 1842, the House voted 82–90 (HR 68). Result: failed. By party: Others 38–57, Democrats 43–33, Independents 1–0. 33 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 82
No: 90
Did not vote: 84
Date: Mar 19, 1842

By party

Democrats43 yes · 33 no · 29 didn’t vote
Others38 yes · 57 no · 55 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Reuben Chapman D-AL voted no
William Winter Payne D-AL voted no
Edward Junius Black D-GA voted no
Mark Anthony Cooper D-GA voted no
Linn Boyd D-KY voted no
Alfred Marshall D-ME voted no
John Cummins Edwards D-MO voted no
John Reeves Jones Daniel D-NC voted no
James Iver Mckay D-NC voted no
Archibald Hunter Arrington D-NC voted no
Greene Washington Caldwell D-NC voted no
Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted no
Edmund Burke D-NH voted no
Ira Allen Eastman D-NH voted no
John Randall Reding D-NH voted no
Tristram Shaw D-NH voted no
Joseph Egbert D-NY voted no
James I. Roosevelt D-NY voted no
Richard David Davis D-NY voted no
Jacob Houck Jr. D-NY voted no
Robert Mcclellan D-NY voted no
David P. Brewster D-NY voted no
Samuel Gordon D-NY voted no
Lewis Riggs D-NY voted no
Samuel Partridge D-NY voted no
George Sweeny D-OH voted no
Henry White Beeson D-PA voted no
Arnold Plumer D-PA voted no
Robert Barnwell Rhett D-SC voted no
Sampson Hale Butler D-SC voted no
Patrick Calhoun Caldwell D-SC voted no
Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN voted no
Aaron Venable Brown D-TN 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 reconsider the vote on bill H.R. 68…: House Vote, Mar 19, 1842,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/27-H-434/to-reconsider-the-vote-on-bill-h-r-68 (accessed 2026-10-17).