To table a resolution providing that extra copies of the message of the President of the U.S. On the subject of confiscation, be printed for the use of the hou

On Jul 17, 1862, the House voted 8–82. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 8–46, Democrats 0–20, Others 0–16. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 8 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: 8
No: 82
Did not vote: 109
Date: Jul 17, 1862

By party

Republicans8 yes · 46 no · 56 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 20 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 16 no · 21 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted yes
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted yes
Socrates Norton Sherman R-NY voted yes
Alfred Ely R-NY voted yes
James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted yes
William Parker Cutler R-OH voted yes
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
John Winfield Wallace 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 providing that extra…: House Vote, Jul 17, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-365/to-table-a-resolution-providing-that-extra-copies-of (accessed 2026-10-16).