To table a resolution requesting the President to communicate to the house all correspondence passed between the governments of the U.S. And great britain in re

On Feb 3, 1846, the House voted 62–94. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 61–31, Others 1–63. 31 members voted against their own party.

During the 29th Congress (1845–1846), James K. Polk was president.

Yes: 62
No: 94
Did not vote: 81
Date: Feb 3, 1846

By party

Democrats61 yes · 31 no · 57 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 63 no · 24 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Lowndes Yancey D-AL voted no
Orlando Bell Ficklin D-IL voted no
Robert Dale Owen D-IN voted no
Thomas Smith D-IN voted no
John Wooleston Tibbatts D-KY voted no
Emile La Sére D-LA voted no
Thomas Johns Perry D-MD voted no
John Fairfield Scamman D-ME voted no
Robert Mcclelland D-MI voted no
James Bennett Hunt D-MI voted no
Jefferson Davis D-MS voted no
David Settle Reid D-NC voted no
John Reeves Jones Daniel D-NC voted no
Henry Selby Clark D-NC voted no
William Jervis Hough D-NY voted no
Henry St. John D-OH voted no
John Ritter D-PA voted no
James Augustus Black D-SC voted no
Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC voted no
Alexander Dromgoole Sims D-SC voted no
Armistead Burt D-SC voted no
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted no
Robert Barnwell Rhett D-SC voted no
Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
George Coke Dromgoole D-VA voted no
William Marshall Tredway D-VA voted no
Shelton Farrar Leake D-VA voted no
Thomas Henry Bayly D-VA voted no
Henry Bedinger D-VA voted no
Augustus Alexandria Chapman D-VA voted no
Joseph Johnson 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 a resolution requesting the…: House Vote, Feb 3, 1846,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/29-H-51/to-table-a-resolution-requesting-the-president-to-communicate (accessed 2026-10-15).