Shall the house decide if it will consider, as a privileged question, the resolution that the house adjourn from may 28, 1862, until june 2, 1862? A yes vote f

On May 21, 1862, the House voted 58–55. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 22–47, Democrats 25–2, Others 11–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 58
No: 55
Did not vote: 86
Date: May 21, 1862

By party

Republicans22 yes · 47 no · 41 didn’t vote
Democrats25 yes · 2 no · 25 didn’t vote
Others11 yes · 6 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Timothy Guy Phelps R-CA voted yes
James Addison Cravens D-IN voted no
William McKee Dunn R-IN voted yes
George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
Albert Smith White R-IN voted yes
John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted yes
Cyrus Aldrich R-MN voted yes
Francis Preston Blair Jr. R-MO voted yes
John William Noell D-MO voted no
John Thompson Nixon R-NJ voted yes
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted yes
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted yes
William Almon Wheeler R-NY voted yes
Richard Franchot R-NY voted yes
William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY voted yes
Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted yes
Reuben Eaton Fenton R-NY voted yes
Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH voted yes
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted yes
James Tracy Hale R-PA voted yes
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted yes
Robert Mcknight R-PA voted yes
John Fox Potter R-WI 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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