To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which the house voted to reconsider the defeated bill S. 71. (p.502-3)

On Feb 11, 1851, the House voted 92–91 (S 71). Result: passed. By party: Others 20–76, Democrats 72–15. 15 members voted against their own party.

During the 31st Congress (1849–1850), Millard Fillmore was president.

Yes: 92
No: 91
Did not vote: 60
Date: Feb 11, 1851

By party

Others20 yes · 76 no · 27 didn’t vote
Democrats72 yes · 15 no · 32 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
Edward Gilbert D-CA voted no
John Wentworth D-IL voted no
William John Brown D-IN voted no
Graham Newell Fitch D-IN voted no
Edward Hammond D-MD voted no
Willard Preble Hall D-MO voted no
John Brisbin D-PA voted no
Volney Erskine Howard D-TX voted no
John Singleton Millson D-VA voted no
Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA voted no
Paulus Powell D-VA voted no
James Alexander Seddon D-VA voted no
Alexander Richmond Holladay D-VA voted no
Henry Alonzo Edmundson 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 motion to reconsider the vote by…: House Vote, Feb 11, 1851,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/31-H-504/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-17).