To table the resolution instructing the committee of foreign affairs to inquire into the propriety and expendiency of providing by law that the diplomatic and c

On Dec 12, 1867, the House voted 63–77. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 25–76, Democrats 36–0, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 members voted against their own party.

During the 40th Congress (1867–1868), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 63
No: 77
Did not vote: 93
Date: Dec 12, 1867

By party

Republicans25 yes · 76 no · 77 didn’t vote
Democrats36 yes · 0 no · 14 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted yes
Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted yes
Jehu Baker R-IL voted yes
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted yes
John Fletcher Driggs R-MI voted yes
Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted yes
Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted yes
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted yes
William Moore R-NJ voted yes
George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ voted yes
Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV voted yes
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted yes
Reader Wright Clarke R-OH voted yes
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted yes
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted yes
Rufus Mallory R-OR voted yes
Leonard Myers R-PA voted yes
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted yes
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted yes
William Henry Koontz R-PA voted yes
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted yes
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted yes
Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV 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 the resolution instructing the…: House Vote, Dec 12, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-129/to-table-the-resolution-instructing-the-committee-of-foreign (accessed 2026-10-17).