To table a motion to reconsider the vote by which a resolution to instruct the judiciary committee to report a bill for the confiscation of the property of citi

On Dec 20, 1861, the House voted 62–60. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–60, Democrats 28–0, Others 18–0. 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: 62
No: 60
Did not vote: 77
Date: Dec 20, 1861

By party

Republicans16 yes · 60 no · 34 didn’t vote
Democrats28 yes · 0 no · 24 didn’t vote
Others18 yes · 0 no · 19 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

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
William Mitchell R-IN voted yes
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted yes
Charles Delano R-MA voted yes
Francis Preston Blair Jr. R-MO voted yes
Frederick Augustus Conkling R-NY voted yes
Roscoe Conkling R-NY voted yes
Alexander Samuel Diven R-NY voted yes
John Addison Gurley R-OH voted yes
Carey Allen Trimble R-OH voted yes
Samuel Thomas Worcester R-OH voted yes
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted yes
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 a motion to reconsider the vote by…: House Vote, Dec 20, 1861,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/37-H-71/to-table-a-motion-to-reconsider-the-vote-by (accessed 2026-10-16).