To amend the adjournment of Congress resolution by fixing the date for adjournment of present session at 12 p.m. Thursday march 28; to reconvene on first wednes

On Mar 27, 1867, the House voted 75–51. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 76–22, Democrats 0–28, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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: 75
No: 51
Did not vote: 106
Date: Mar 27, 1867

By party

Republicans76 yes · 22 no · 80 didn’t vote
Democrats0 yes · 28 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Ginery Twichell R-MA voted no
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted no
William Henry Robertson R-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
Thomas Cornell R-NY voted no
John Augustus Griswold R-NY voted no
Orange Ferriss R-NY voted no
James Madison Marvin R-NY voted no
Addison Henry Laflin R-NY voted no
William Slosson Lincoln R-NY voted no
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
Rufus Mallory R-OR voted no
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted no
Worthington Curtis Smith R-VT voted no
Cadwallader Colden Washburn R-WI voted no
Chester Dorman Hubbard R-WV voted no
Bethuel Middleton Kitchen 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 amend the adjournment of Congress…: House Vote, Mar 27, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-49/to-amend-the-adjournment-of-congress-resolution-by-fixing (accessed 2026-10-17).