To table a resolution to repeal and rescind a resolution providing for the purchase of 100 copies or sets of the annals of Congress and the register of debates.

On Jun 9, 1862, the House voted 48–70. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–57, Democrats 17–12, Others 19–1. 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: 48
No: 70
Did not vote: 81
Date: Jun 9, 1862

By party

Republicans12 yes · 57 no · 41 didn’t vote
Democrats17 yes · 12 no · 23 didn’t vote
Others19 yes · 1 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Catlin Woodruff D-CT voted no
Anthony Lausett Knapp D-IL voted no
James Carroll Robinson D-IL voted no
William Joshua Allen D-IL voted no
William Steele Holman D-IN voted no
Albert Smith White R-IN voted yes
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted yes
John Bassett Alley R-MA voted yes
Charles Delano R-MA voted yes
Elijah Hise Norton D-MO voted no
William Gaston Steele D-NJ voted no
George Thomas Cobb D-NJ voted no
Moses Fowler Odell D-NY voted no
Edward Haight D-NY voted no
Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted yes
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted yes
Robert Hunter Nugen D-OH voted no
Sydenham Elnathan Ancona D-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted yes
John Winfield Wallace R-PA voted yes
Eliakim Persons Walton R-VT voted yes
Portus Baxter R-VT 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 to repeal and rescind…: House Vote, Jun 9, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-257/to-table-a-resolution-to-repeal-and-rescind-a (accessed 2026-10-16).