To pass the books and public documents resolution.

On Mar 18, 1867, the House voted 67–43. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 45–40, Democrats 21–3, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 43 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: 67
No: 43
Did not vote: 123
Date: Mar 18, 1867

By party

Republicans45 yes · 40 no · 93 didn’t vote
Democrats21 yes · 3 no · 26 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Anthony Nicholson D-DE voted no
William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
Henry Dana Washburn R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted no
Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted no
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted no
Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV voted no
Stephen Taber D-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted no
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
James Mitchell Ashley R-OH voted no
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
Tobias Avery Plants R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
James Abram Garfield R-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
George Funston Miller R-PA voted no
William Henry Koontz R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield R-PA voted no
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV 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 the books and public documents…: House Vote, Mar 18, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-21/to-pass-the-books-and-public-documents-resolution (accessed 2026-10-14).