To table a resolution providing that it is the opinion of this house that Congress has no constitutional right to fix the qualifications of electors in the seve

On May 21, 1866, the House voted 12–97. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–67, Democrats 0–26, Others 0–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 12 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: 12
No: 97
Did not vote: 90
Date: May 21, 1866

By party

Republicans12 yes · 67 no · 57 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 26 no · 18 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 4 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted yes
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted yes
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted yes
John Lynch R-ME voted yes
John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted yes
Reader Wright Clarke R-OH voted yes
Hezekiah Sanford Bundy R-OH voted yes
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted yes
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted yes
Thomas Williams 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 it is…: House Vote, May 21, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-H-220/to-table-a-resolution-providing-that-it-is-the (accessed 2026-10-15).