To table a resolution concerning S. 187 (12 stat. 409, app. 5/30/1862), a bill to reduce the expense of the survey and sale of the public lands in the U.S.; WH

On May 26, 1862, the House voted 43–77 (S 187). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–55, Democrats 19–13, Others 12–9. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 43
No: 77
Did not vote: 79
Date: May 26, 1862

By party

Republicans12 yes · 55 no · 43 didn’t vote
Democrats19 yes · 13 no · 20 didn’t vote
Others12 yes · 9 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Edward English D-CT voted no
George Catlin Woodruff D-CT voted no
William Alexander Richardson D-IL voted no
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted yes
Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN voted no
Goldsmith Fox Bailey R-MA voted yes
Francis William Kellogg R-MI voted yes
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted yes
William Gaston Steele D-NJ voted no
George Thomas Cobb D-NJ voted no
Nehemiah Perry D-NJ voted no
Benjamin Wood D-NY voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted yes
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted yes
Augustus Frank R-NY voted yes
Clement Laird Vallandigham D-OH voted no
William Allen D-OH voted no
Chilton Allen White D-OH voted no
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted yes
Samuel Sullivan Cox D-OH voted no
Harrison Gray Otis Blake R-OH voted yes
William Eckart Lehman D-PA voted no
John Hickman R-PA voted yes
John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted yes
John Patton R-PA 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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Capitol Receipts, “To table a resolution concerning S. 187 (12…: House Vote, May 26, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-226/to-table-a-resolution-concerning-s-187-12-stat (accessed 2026-10-16).