To table a resolution that the house shall proceed tomorrow, at one o'clock p.m. To elect a chaplain, who shall officiate during the present Congress alternatel

On Mar 5, 1860, the House voted 61–116. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 3–84, Democrats 49–12, Others 9–20. 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: 61
No: 116
Did not vote: 67
Date: Mar 5, 1860

By party

Democrats49 yes · 12 no · 26 didn’t vote
Republicans3 yes · 84 no · 31 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 20 no · 10 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted no
William Emmett Simms D-KY voted no
John White Stevenson D-KY voted no
George Wurtz Hughes D-MD voted no
Henry Waldron R-MI voted yes
James Craig D-MO voted no
William Brown Maclay D-NY voted no
John Cochrane D-NY voted no
Francis Elias Spinner R-NY voted yes
John Carey R-OH voted yes
Charles Drake Martin D-OH voted no
Lansing Stout D-OR voted no
Thomas Birch Florence D-PA voted no
John Singleton Millson D-VA voted no
Sherrard Clemens 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 resolution that the house shall…: House Vote, Mar 5, 1860,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/36-H-74/to-table-a-resolution-that-the-house-shall-proceed (accessed 2026-10-15).