To resolve the house into committee of the whole on state of the union to consider S. J. RES. 16.

On Mar 20, 1867, the House voted 64–52 (SJR 16). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 39–51, Democrats 24–1, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 40 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: 64
No: 52
Did not vote: 117
Date: Mar 20, 1867

By party

Republicans39 yes · 51 no · 88 didn’t vote
Democrats24 yes · 1 no · 25 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jehu Baker R-IL voted yes
George Washington Julian R-IN voted yes
Henry Dana Washburn R-IN voted yes
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted yes
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted yes
Francis Thomas R-MD voted yes
Sidney Perham R-ME voted yes
James Gillespie Blaine R-ME voted yes
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted yes
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted yes
Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted yes
William Anderson Pile R-MO voted yes
Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted yes
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted yes
George Washington Anderson R-MO voted yes
John Taffe R-NE voted yes
Fernando Wood D-NY voted no
William Henry Robertson R-NY voted yes
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted yes
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted yes
Calvin Tilden Hulburd R-NY voted yes
James Madison Marvin R-NY voted yes
John Charles Churchill R-NY voted yes
Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted yes
Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH voted yes
Cornelius Springer Hamilton R-OH voted yes
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted yes
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted yes
Tobias Avery Plants R-OH voted yes
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
Rufus Mallory R-OR voted yes
Caleb Newbold Taylor R-PA voted yes
George Funston Miller R-PA voted yes
William Henry Koontz R-PA voted yes
Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA voted yes
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted yes
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT voted yes
Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV voted yes
Bethuel Middleton Kitchen 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 resolve the house into committee of the…: House Vote, Mar 20, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-31/to-resolve-the-house-into-committee-of-the-whole (accessed 2026-10-17).