To table a motion to adjourn the house from may 28th until june 2, 1862. (p.2262-2)

On May 21, 1862, the House voted 78–46. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 60–12, Democrats 7–24, Others 11–10. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 78
No: 46
Did not vote: 75
Date: May 21, 1862

By party

Republicans60 yes · 12 no · 38 didn’t vote
Democrats7 yes · 24 no · 21 didn’t vote
Others11 yes · 10 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Timothy Guy Phelps R-CA voted no
James Addison Cravens D-IN voted yes
Albert Smith White R-IN voted no
John Noble Goodwin R-ME voted no
Francis Preston Blair Jr. R-MO voted no
William Augustus Hall D-MO voted yes
John Smith Phelps D-MO voted yes
John William Noell D-MO voted yes
William Wall R-NY voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted no
Erastus Corning D-NY voted yes
William Almon Wheeler R-NY voted no
Chauncey Vibbard D-NY voted yes
Richard Franchot R-NY voted no
John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted no
James Tracy Hale R-PA voted no
Joseph Bailey D-PA voted yes
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted no
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.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To table a motion to adjourn the house from…: House Vote, May 21, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-221/to-table-a-motion-to-adjourn-the-house-from (accessed 2026-10-17).