To table a resolution providing for the appointment of a select committee to inquire whether any officer or employee of the government is a partner, directly or

On Dec 22, 1862, the House voted 22–89. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 22–40, Democrats 0–28, Others 0–21. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 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: 22
No: 89
Did not vote: 88
Date: Dec 22, 1862

By party

Republicans22 yes · 40 no · 48 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 28 no · 24 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 21 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Aaron Augustus Sargent R-CA voted yes
Frederick Ferdinand Low R-CA voted yes
Alfred Avery Burnham R-CT voted yes
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted yes
James Buffinton R-MA voted yes
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted yes
Amasa Walker R-MA voted yes
Anson Peaslee Morrill R-ME voted yes
John Hovey Rice R-ME voted yes
Socrates Norton Sherman R-NY voted yes
Ambrose Williams Clark R-NY voted yes
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted yes
Elbridge Gerry Spaulding R-NY voted yes
James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted yes
Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted yes
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
William Morris Davis R-PA voted yes
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
James Hepburn Campbell R-PA voted yes
James Tracy Hale R-PA voted yes
John Fox Potter R-WI voted yes
Andrew Scott Sloan 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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Capitol Receipts, “To table a resolution providing for the…: House Vote, Dec 22, 1862,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-398/to-table-a-resolution-providing-for-the-appointment-of (accessed 2026-10-17).