To table a resolution that the bill making appropriations for certain rivers and harbors be made the special order of the day for next monday (feb. 23) and take

On Feb 16, 1846, the House voted 64–101. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 53–46, Others 11–55. 46 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 64
No: 101
Did not vote: 72
Date: Feb 16, 1846

By party

Democrats53 yes · 46 no · 50 didn’t vote
Others11 yes · 55 no · 22 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Archibald Yell D-AR voted no
Robert Smith D-IL voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
Stephen Arnold Douglas D-IL voted no
Robert Dale Owen D-IN voted no
Thomas Jefferson Henley D-IN voted no
Thomas Smith D-IN voted no
William Watson Wick D-IN voted no
Charles William Cathcart D-IN voted no
John Wooleston Tibbatts D-KY voted no
Thomas Watkins Ligon D-MD voted no
William Fell Giles D-MD voted no
Robert Pinckney Dunlap D-ME voted no
Robert Mcclelland D-MI voted no
John Smith Chipman D-MI voted no
James Bennett Hunt D-MI voted no
James Butler Bowlin D-MO voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
George Sykes D-NJ voted no
Joseph E. Edsall D-NJ voted no
Bradford Ripley Wood D-NY voted no
Joseph Russell D-NY voted no
Orville Hungerford D-NY voted no
Timothy Jenkins D-NY voted no
Charles Goodyear D-NY voted no
William Jervis Hough D-NY voted no
George Oscar Rathbun D-NY voted no
John De Mott D-NY voted no
James John Faran D-OH voted no
Francis Alanson Cunningham D-OH voted no
William Sawyer D-OH voted no
Joseph Jefferson Mcdowell D-OH voted no
Allen Granberry Thurman D-OH voted no
Augustus Leonard Perrill D-OH voted no
Joseph Morris D-OH voted no
John D. Cummins D-OH voted no
David Austin Starkweather D-OH voted no
Charles Jared Ingersoll D-PA voted no
Jacob Senewell Yost D-PA voted no
Jacob Erdman D-PA voted no
Richard Brodhead D-PA voted no
Henry Donnel Foster D-PA voted no
James Thompson D-PA voted no
Isaac Edward Holmes D-SC voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
Paul Dillingham Jr. D-VT 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 that the bill making…: House Vote, Feb 16, 1846,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/29-H-69/to-table-a-resolution-that-the-bill-making-appropriations (accessed 2026-10-15).