To table the resolution appointing a committee to inquire and report whether the slave trade is carried on in the capital and to make recommendations.

On Jan 31, 1848, the House voted 87–91. Result: failed. By party: Others 28–64, Democrats 59–27. 27 members voted against their own party.

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

Yes: 87
No: 91
Did not vote: 58
Date: Jan 31, 1848

By party

Others28 yes · 64 no · 30 didn’t vote
Democrats59 yes · 27 no · 27 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Thompson D-IA voted no
Shepherd Leffler D-IA voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
Thomas Jefferson Henley D-IN voted no
William Watson Wick D-IN voted no
Charles William Cathcart D-IN voted no
William Rockhill D-IN voted no
David Hammons D-ME voted no
Ephraim Knight Smart D-ME voted no
James Sullivan Wiley D-ME voted no
Robert Mcclelland D-MI voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
Kinsley Scott Bingham D-MI voted no
Charles Hazen Peaslee D-NH voted no
Frederick William Lord D-NY voted no
Henry Cruse Murphy D-NY voted no
Sidney Lawrence D-NY voted no
William Collins D-NY voted no
Timothy Jenkins D-NY voted no
George Anson Starkweather D-NY voted no
William Sawyer D-OH voted no
George Fries D-OH voted no
Samuel Lahm D-OH voted no
David Wilmot D-PA voted no
Job Mann D-PA voted no
Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI 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 appointing a…: House Vote, Jan 31, 1848,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/30-H-49/to-table-the-resolution-appointing-a-committee-to-inquire (accessed 2026-10-16).