To table a resolution providing that there be printed for the use of the house, ten thousend copies of the memorial of the national canal convention, committed

On Dec 22, 1863, the House voted 52–74. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–51, Democrats 32–14, Others 8–9. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 members voted against their own party.

During the 38th Congress (1863–1864), Abraham Lincoln was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 52
No: 74
Did not vote: 61
Date: Dec 22, 1863

By party

Republicans12 yes · 51 no · 23 didn’t vote
Democrats32 yes · 14 no · 27 didn’t vote
Others8 yes · 9 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Murray Harris D-IL voted no
John Rice Eden D-IL voted no
Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted no
James Cameron Allen D-IL voted no
Abel Carter Wilder R-KS voted yes
Augustus Carpenter Baldwin D-MI voted no
Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted yes
Henry George Stebbins D-NY voted no
Fernando Wood D-NY voted no
James Brooks D-NY voted no
Charles Henry Winfield D-NY voted no
John Benedict Steele D-NY voted no
Francis Kernan D-NY voted no
John Ganson D-NY voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted yes
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted yes
Leonard Myers R-PA voted yes
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted yes
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted yes
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
Joseph Bailey D-PA voted no
Alexander Hamilton Coffroth D-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted yes
Amos Myers R-PA voted yes
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted yes
Thomas Williams 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 resolution providing that there…: House Vote, Dec 22, 1863,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/38-H-35/to-table-a-resolution-providing-that-there-be-printed (accessed 2026-10-15).