To adjourn and reconvene when the committee on impeachment is ready to report, resolving into the committee of the whole, commencing debate which shall continue

On Feb 25, 1868, the House voted 34–111. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 0–105, Democrats 34–3, Others 0–3. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 3 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: 34
No: 111
Did not vote: 88
Date: Feb 25, 1868

By party

Republicans0 yes · 105 no · 73 didn’t vote
Democrats34 yes · 3 no · 13 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted no
William Ellis Niblack D-IN voted no
James Robinson Mccormick D-MO 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 adjourn and reconvene when the committee…: House Vote, Feb 25, 1868,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-238/to-adjourn-and-reconvene-when-the-committee-on-impeachment (accessed 2026-10-17).