To table the resolution (the Senate concurring), that when the two houses of Congress adjourn tomorrow, they adjourn to meet on monday jan. 7, 1861. (p. 146)

On Dec 19, 1860, the House voted 77–74. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 54–21, Democrats 15–33, Others 8–20. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 36 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: 77
No: 74
Did not vote: 93
Date: Dec 19, 1860

By party

Democrats15 yes · 33 no · 39 didn’t vote
Republicans54 yes · 21 no · 43 didn’t vote
Others8 yes · 20 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Smith Houston D-AL voted yes
Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb D-AL voted yes
John Chilton Burch D-CA voted yes
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted no
Isaac Newton Morris D-IL voted yes
James Buffinton R-MA voted no
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted no
Charles Russell Train R-MA voted no
Ezra Bartlett French R-ME voted no
Israel Washburn Jr. R-ME voted no
Stephen Clark Foster R-ME voted no
Cyrus Aldrich R-MN voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
John William Noell D-MO voted yes
Warren Winslow D-NC voted yes
John Thompson Nixon R-NJ voted no
Clark Betton Cochrane R-NY voted no
Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY voted no
Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY voted no
George Hunt Pendleton D-OH voted yes
William Allen D-OH voted yes
Charles Drake Martin D-OH voted yes
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted yes
John Hutchins R-OH voted no
William Millward R-PA voted no
John Wood R-PA voted no
Henry Clay Longnecker R-PA voted no
Jacob Kerlin Mckenty D-PA voted yes
William Montgomery D-PA voted yes
William Stewart R-PA voted no
Chapin Hall R-PA voted no
John Singleton Millson D-VA voted yes
Thomas Stanley Bocock D-VA voted yes
Sherrard Clemens D-VA voted yes
John Fox Potter R-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 (the Senate…: House Vote, Dec 19, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-H-312/to-table-the-resolution-the-senate-concurring-that-when (accessed 2026-10-14).