To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the iowa contested election resolution was passed. (p.427-3)

On Jan 21, 1863, the House voted 58–73. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 13–64, Democrats 29–3, Others 16–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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: 58
No: 73
Did not vote: 68
Date: Jan 21, 1863

By party

Republicans13 yes · 64 no · 33 didn’t vote
Democrats29 yes · 3 no · 20 didn’t vote
Others16 yes · 6 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Dwight Loomis R-CT voted yes
Alfred Avery Burnham R-CT voted yes
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted yes
Martin Franklin Conway R-KS voted yes
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted yes
Bradley Francis Granger R-MI voted yes
John William Noell D-MO voted no
John Thompson Nixon R-NJ voted yes
John Leake Newbold Stratton R-NJ voted yes
Edward Henry Smith D-NY voted no
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted yes
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted yes
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted yes
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted yes
Joseph Bailey D-PA voted no
Robert Mcknight 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 the motion to reconsider the vote…: House Vote, Jan 21, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-435/to-table-the-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-17).