To table the resolution providing the same extra compensation for persons working in folding room as is paid to house pages.

On Aug 10, 1848, the House voted 63–98. Result: failed. By party: Others 17–68, Democrats 46–30. 30 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 63
No: 98
Did not vote: 75
Date: Aug 10, 1848

By party

Others17 yes · 68 no · 37 didn’t vote
Democrats46 yes · 30 no · 37 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Franklin Welsh Bowdon D-AL voted no
William Thompson D-IA voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
Thomas Johnston Turner D-IL voted no
John Pettit D-IN voted no
Charles William Cathcart D-IN voted no
William Rockhill D-IN voted no
Thomas Watkins Ligon D-MD voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
James Stephen Green D-MO voted no
Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted no
William Brown Maclay D-NY voted no
Sidney Lawrence D-NY voted no
George Anson Starkweather D-NY voted no
Ausburn Birdsall D-NY voted no
Rodolphus Dickinson D-OH voted no
John D. Cummins D-OH voted no
George Fries D-OH voted no
Charles Jared Ingersoll D-PA voted no
William Strong D-PA voted no
Daniel Wallace D-SC voted no
Joseph Addison Woodward D-SC voted no
Armistead Burt D-SC voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
David Spangler Kaufman D-TX voted no
Timothy Pilsbury D-TX voted no
Richard Kidder Meade D-VA voted no
Henry Bedinger D-VA voted no
Robert Augustine Thompson D-VA voted no
Mason Cook Darling D-WI 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 providing the same…: House Vote, Aug 10, 1848,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/30-H-282/to-table-the-resolution-providing-the-same-extra-compensation (accessed 2026-10-13).