To table H.R. 80, providing appropriations for certain fortifications. (p. 884-2,3,885)

On Aug 12, 1842, the House voted 102–54 (HR 80). Result: passed. By party: Others 68–23, Democrats 34–31. 31 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 102
No: 54
Did not vote: 100
Date: Aug 12, 1842

By party

Democrats34 yes · 31 no · 40 didn’t vote
Others68 yes · 23 no · 59 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edward Cross D-AR voted no
William Orlando Butler D-KY voted no
John Bennett Dawson D-LA voted no
William Parmenter D-MA voted no
Nathan Clifford D-ME voted no
Alfred Marshall D-ME voted no
John Miller D-MO voted no
Archibald Hunter Arrington D-NC voted no
Charles Gordon Atherton D-NH voted no
Edmund Burke D-NH voted no
Tristram Shaw D-NH voted no
Joseph Egbert D-NY voted no
Fernando Wood D-NY voted no
James I. Roosevelt D-NY voted no
Richard David Davis D-NY voted no
James Graham Clinton D-NY voted no
John Van Buren D-NY voted no
Robert Mcclellan D-NY voted no
John Sanford D-NY voted no
Andrew Wheeler Doig D-NY voted no
David P. Brewster D-NY voted no
John Gelston Floyd D-NY voted no
Samuel Gordon D-NY voted no
Lewis Riggs D-NY voted no
John B. Weller D-OH voted no
William Medill D-OH voted no
Charles Brown D-PA voted no
John Winston Jones D-VA voted no
William Alexander Harris D-VA voted no
George Washington Hopkins D-VA voted no
Lewis Steenrod 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 H.R. 80, providing appropriations…: House Vote, Aug 12, 1842,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/27-H-719/to-table-h-r-80-providing-appropriations-for-certain (accessed 2026-10-15).