To table a resolution providing that the President be respectfully requested to direct general halleck, to recall his order prohibiting negroes from coming with

On Dec 11, 1861, the House voted 78–64. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 21–64, Democrats 35–0, Others 22–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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: 78
No: 64
Did not vote: 57
Date: Dec 11, 1861

By party

Republicans21 yes · 64 no · 25 didn’t vote
Democrats35 yes · 0 no · 17 didn’t vote
Others22 yes · 0 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Timothy Guy Phelps R-CA voted yes
Alfred Avery Burnham R-CT voted yes
William Kellogg R-IL voted yes
William McKee Dunn R-IN voted yes
Albert Gallatin Porter R-IN voted yes
Alexander Hamilton Rice R-MA voted yes
Charles Delano R-MA voted yes
Bradley Francis Granger R-MI voted yes
Francis Preston Blair Jr. R-MO voted yes
John Thompson Nixon R-NJ voted yes
John Leake Newbold Stratton R-NJ voted yes
Abram Baldwin Olin R-NY voted yes
Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted yes
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted yes
Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted yes
Valentine Baxter Horton R-OH voted yes
Albert Gallatin Riddle R-OH voted yes
John Paul Verree R-PA voted yes
John Weinland Killinger R-PA voted yes
Edward Mcpherson R-PA voted yes
Luther Hanchett 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 that the…: House Vote, Dec 11, 1861,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-62/to-table-a-resolution-providing-that-the-president-be (accessed 2026-10-17).