House Democrats have successfully killed a privileged resolution by Rep. John Carter, R-Tex., which called for the removal of an alleged tax evader from the House’s top tax post, pending an ethics investigation.

The vote on whether to oust Rep. Charlie Rangel, D-N.Y. as chairman of Ways and Means fell largely along party lines, with a final tally of 246-153, with 19 members voting “present” and 14 not voting. The final vote is here. The House buried the resolution by shuffling it off to the Ethics Committee.