To recede from its disagreement with a Senate amend. To H.R. 73 and come to a joint agreement on increasing the ratio to 70,680.

On Jun 15, 1842, the House voted 104–110 (HR 73). Result: failed. By party: Others 75–51, Democrats 28–59, Independents 1–0. 28 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 104
No: 110
Did not vote: 42
Date: Jun 15, 1842

By party

Democrats28 yes · 59 no · 18 didn’t vote
Others75 yes · 51 no · 24 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Dixon Hall Lewis D-AL voted yes
Reuben Chapman D-AL voted yes
Edward Junius Black D-GA voted yes
William Parmenter D-MA voted yes
James Wray Williams D-MD voted yes
John Thomson Mason D-MD voted yes
John Miller D-MO voted yes
Jacob Thompson D-MS voted yes
William McKendree Gwin D-MS voted yes
John Reeves Jones Daniel D-NC voted yes
James Iver Mckay D-NC voted yes
Romulus Mitchell Saunders D-NC voted yes
Charles Brown D-PA voted yes
Charles Jared Ingersoll D-PA voted yes
Amos Gustine D-PA voted yes
Benjamin Alden Bidlack D-PA voted yes
Almon Heath Read D-PA voted yes
Henry White Beeson D-PA voted yes
William Jack D-PA voted yes
John Campbell D-SC voted yes
Francis Wilkinson Pickens D-SC voted yes
James Rogers D-SC voted yes
Patrick Calhoun Caldwell D-SC voted yes
Hopkins Lacy Turney D-TN voted yes
Aaron Venable Brown D-TN voted yes
John Winston Jones D-VA voted yes
Walter Coles D-VA voted yes
George Washington Hopkins D-VA voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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