To pass a resolution authorizing the committee on reconstruction to employ a clerk to said committee to be paid the usual per diem for the time he shall be actu

On Dec 20, 1867, the House voted 50–44. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 47–17, Democrats 2–26, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 50
No: 44
Did not vote: 139
Date: Dec 20, 1867

By party

Republicans47 yes · 17 no · 114 didn’t vote
Democrats2 yes · 26 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
William Loughridge R-IA voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
James Burnie Beck D-KY voted yes
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
William Barrett Washburn R-MA voted no
Henry Laurens Dawes R-MA voted no
William Erigena Robinson D-NY voted yes
William Henry Robertson R-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted no
Isaac Roberts Hawkins R-TN voted no

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 pass a resolution authorizing the…: House Vote, Dec 20, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-146/to-pass-a-resolution-authorizing-the-committee-on-reconstruction (accessed 2026-10-16).