To table the resolution empowering Congress to 1) improve such rivers as need improvement and 2) appropriate for needed harbor improvements, if the safety or ef

On Dec 20, 1847, the House voted 65–126. Result: failed. By party: Others 3–97, Democrats 62–28, Independents 0–1. 28 members voted against their own party.

During the 30th Congress (1847–1848), James K. Polk was president.

Yes: 65
No: 126
Did not vote: 45
Date: Dec 20, 1847

By party

Others3 yes · 97 no · 22 didn’t vote
Democrats62 yes · 28 no · 23 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

William Thompson D-IA voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
Thomas Jefferson Henley D-IN voted no
John Pettit D-IN voted no
Charles William Cathcart D-IN voted no
William Rockhill D-IN voted no
Beverly Leonidas Clarke D-KY voted no
Richard French D-KY voted no
Robert Mcclelland D-MI voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
Kinsley Scott Bingham D-MI voted no
John Jameson D-MO voted no
Willard Preble Hall D-MO voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
Sidney Lawrence D-NY voted no
Timothy Jenkins D-NY voted no
George Anson Starkweather D-NY voted no
Ausburn Birdsall D-NY voted no
William Sawyer D-OH voted no
Rodolphus Dickinson D-OH voted no
Jonathan David Morris D-OH voted no
Thomas Ritchey D-OH voted no
George Fries D-OH voted no
David Wilmot D-PA voted no
James Thompson D-PA voted no
Andrew Johnson D-TN voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
Lucius Benedict Peck 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 the resolution empowering Congress…: House Vote, Dec 20, 1847,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/30-H-12/to-table-the-resolution-empowering-congress-to-1-improve (accessed 2026-10-17).