To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the house concurred in an amendment to H. R. 242 (12 stat. 380, app. 4/17/1862), a bill to make appropriatio

On Apr 10, 1862, the House voted 85–40 (HR 242). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 55–25, Democrats 17–7, Others 13–8. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 32 members voted against their own party.

During the 37th Congress (1861–1862), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 85
No: 40
Did not vote: 74
Date: Apr 10, 1862

By party

Republicans55 yes · 25 no · 30 didn’t vote
Democrats17 yes · 7 no · 28 didn’t vote
Others13 yes · 8 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Edward English D-CT voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Isaac Newton Arnold R-IL voted no
Owen Lovejoy R-IL voted no
William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted no
Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL voted no
John Law D-IN voted no
Albert Smith White R-IN voted no
William Mitchell R-IN voted no
Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Francis William Kellogg R-MI voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
Elijah Hise Norton D-MO voted no
Edward Henry Rollins R-NH voted no
Thomas McKey Edwards R-NH voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Edward Haight D-NY voted no
Stephen Baker R-NY voted no
Rodolphus Holland Duell R-NY voted no
Jacob Payson Chamberlain R-NY voted no
James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted no
Warren Perry Noble D-OH voted no
Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted no
Sidney Edgerton R-OH voted no
Albert Gallatin Riddle R-OH voted no
John Hutchins R-OH voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
James Tracy Hale R-PA voted no
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Portus Baxter R-VT 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 motion to reconsider the vote…: House Vote, Apr 10, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-159/to-table-the-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-17).