To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which the house insisted upon its amendment to and requested a conference on S. 416, a bill to secure homesteads to

On May 30, 1860, the House voted 112–72 (S 416). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 91–1, Democrats 14–46, Others 7–25. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 members voted against their own party.

During the 36th Congress (1859–1860), James Buchanan was president, and Republicans held the House majority and Democrats the Senate majority.

Yes: 112
No: 72
Did not vote: 60
Date: May 30, 1860

By party

Democrats14 yes · 46 no · 27 didn’t vote
Republicans91 yes · 1 no · 26 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 25 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted yes
Isaac Newton Morris D-IL voted yes
James Carroll Robinson D-IL voted yes
John Alexander Logan D-IL voted yes
William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted yes
William Hayden English D-IN voted yes
William Steele Holman D-IN voted yes
David Kilgore R-IN voted no
William Brown Maclay D-NY voted yes
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted yes
Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH voted yes
William Allen D-OH voted yes
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted yes
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted yes
William Montgomery D-PA voted yes

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, May 30, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-H-194/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-17).