To table a motion to reconsider the vote tabling H.R. 271. (p. 1557-1)

On Jun 11, 1852, the House voted 88–89 (HR 271). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 58–33, Others 30–56. 33 members voted against their own party.

During the 32nd Congress (1851–1852), Millard Fillmore was president.

Yes: 88
No: 89
Did not vote: 62
Date: Jun 11, 1852

By party

Democrats58 yes · 33 no · 38 didn’t vote
Others30 yes · 56 no · 24 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Bragg D-AL voted no
George Smith Houston D-AL voted no
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted no
Robert Ward Johnson D-AR voted no
Bernhart Henn D-IA voted no
Lincoln Clark D-IA voted no
Willis Allen D-IL voted no
Orlando Bell Ficklin D-IL voted no
Richard Sheppard Molony D-IL voted no
William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted no
Thompson Campbell D-IL voted no
James Lockhart D-IN voted no
John Larne Robinson D-IN voted no
Thomas Andrews Hendricks D-IN voted no
Willis Arnold Gorman D-IN voted no
John Givan Davis D-IN voted no
Robert Rantoul Jr. D-MA voted no
Charles Edward Stuart D-MI voted no
Willard Preble Hall D-MO voted no
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted no
Abraham P. Stephens D-NY voted no
David Tiernan Disney D-OH voted no
Alfred Peck Edgerton D-OH voted no
Edson Baldwin Olds D-OH voted no
David Kellogg Cartter D-OH voted no
Norton Strange Townshend D-OH voted no
John Mcnair D-PA voted no
Benjamin Babock Thurston D-RI voted no
James Lawrence Orr D-SC voted no
Frederick Perry Stanton D-TN voted no
Richardson Scurry D-TX voted no
Volney Erskine Howard D-TX voted no
Ben C. Eastman 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 a motion to reconsider the vote…: House Vote, Jun 11, 1852,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/32-H-194/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-tabling (accessed 2026-10-16).