1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. House vote 19 (39th Congress)

House roll call 19 · 39th Congress · Dec 14, 1865

To table a resolution and preamble regarding inquiry by the joint committee on reconstruction into establishing in the capital a national bureau of education to

On Dec 14, 1865, the House voted 37–113. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 2–107, Democrats 33–0, Others 2–6. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 2 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
37
No
113
Did not vote
49
Date
Dec 14, 1865

By party

  • Republicans2 yes · 107 no · 27 didn’t vote
  • Democrats33 yes · 0 no · 11 didn’t vote
  • Others2 yes · 6 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To table a resolution and preamble regarding…: House Vote, Dec 14…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-H-19/to-table-a-resolution-and-preamble-regarding-inquiry-by (accessed 2026-10-15).

Open the interactive version ›