To table a preamble and a resolution regarding the impeachment of the President and adjournment of Congress.

On Mar 29, 1867, the House voted 52–56. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 27–56, Democrats 23–0, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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: 52
No: 56
Did not vote: 125
Date: Mar 29, 1867

By party

Republicans27 yes · 56 no · 95 didn’t vote
Democrats23 yes · 0 no · 27 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Loughridge R-IA voted yes
Ginery Twichell R-MA voted yes
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted yes
Francis Thomas R-MD voted yes
John Andrew Peters R-ME voted yes
Austin Blair R-MI voted yes
William Anderson Pile R-MO voted yes
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted yes
John Hill R-NJ voted yes
George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ voted yes
William Henry Robertson R-NY voted yes
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted yes
Thomas Cornell R-NY voted yes
John Augustus Griswold R-NY voted yes
Orange Ferriss R-NY voted yes
James Madison Marvin R-NY voted yes
Addison Henry Laflin 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 Armor Bingham R-OH voted yes
Rufus Mallory R-OR voted yes
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted yes
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted yes
Luke Potter Poland R-VT voted yes
Chester Dorman Hubbard 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 table a preamble and a resolution…: House Vote, Mar 29, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-58/to-table-a-preamble-and-a-resolution-regarding-the (accessed 2026-10-15).