To table the motion to reconsider the vote by which the absence of MR. Babbitt, of pennsylvania, was excused; motion made during debate on H. R. 675. (p.579-3)

On Jan 28, 1863, the House voted 79–12 (HR 675). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 50–12, Democrats 20–0, Others 9–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 12 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: 79
No: 12
Did not vote: 108
Date: Jan 28, 1863

By party

Republicans50 yes · 12 no · 48 didn’t vote
Democrats20 yes · 0 no · 32 didn’t vote
Others9 yes · 0 no · 28 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
Cyrus Aldrich R-MN voted no
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted no
William Esselstyne Lansing R-NY voted no
Charles Baldwin Sedgwick R-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
John Addison Gurley R-OH voted no
Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted no
Sidney Edgerton R-OH voted no
John Paul Verree R-PA voted no

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 28, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-485/to-table-the-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-17).