To table a resolution providing that the committee for district of columbia inquire and report on, by bill or otherwise, the expediency of establishing by law a

On Apr 16, 1866, the House voted 15–92. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 10–71, Democrats 4–16, Others 1–6. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 14 members voted against their own party.

During the 39th Congress (1865–1866), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 15
No: 92
Did not vote: 91
Date: Apr 16, 1866

By party

Republicans10 yes · 71 no · 55 didn’t vote
Democrats4 yes · 16 no · 24 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 6 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Hiram Price R-IA voted yes
Josiah Bushnell Grinnell R-IA voted yes
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted yes
Aaron Harding D-KY voted yes
George Sea Shanklin D-KY voted yes
Edwin Nelson Hubbell D-NY voted yes
Charles Goodyear D-NY voted yes
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted yes
Thomas Treadwell Davis R-NY voted yes
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted yes
James Kennedy Moorhead R-PA voted yes
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted yes
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI 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, Apr 16, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-H-163/to-table-a-resolution-providing-that-the-committee-for (accessed 2026-10-16).