To pass a resolution directing the speaker to appoint the judiciary committee and direct said committee to take charge of the impeachment of the President of TH

On Jul 11, 1867, the House voted 84–47. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 59–40, Democrats 22–7, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 47 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: 84
No: 47
Did not vote: 102
Date: Jul 11, 1867

By party

Republicans59 yes · 40 no · 79 didn’t vote
Democrats22 yes · 7 no · 21 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Henry Barnum D-CT voted no
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
Abner Clark Harding R-IL voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
Henry Pelham Holmes Bromwell R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted no
Albert George Burr D-IL voted no
John Alexander Logan R-IL voted no
Michael Crawford Kerr D-IN voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
Godlove Stein Orth R-IN voted no
William Williams R-IN voted no
Sidney Clarke R-KS voted no
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted no
John Lynch R-ME voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO voted no
Joseph Washington Mcclurg 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
Jacob Hart Ela R-NH voted no
William Moore R-NJ voted no
William Henry Kelsey R-NY voted no
Hamilton Ward R-NY voted no
Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted no
Benjamin Eggleston R-OH voted no
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
Philadelph Van Trump D-OH voted no
George Washington Morgan D-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
William Darrah Kelley R-PA voted no
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
James Lawrence Getz D-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
George Funston Miller R-PA voted no
Darwin Asahel Finney R-PA voted no
John Covode R-PA voted no
Thomas Williams R-PA voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Amasa Cobb R-WI voted no
Daniel Haymond Polsley 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 a resolution directing the speaker…: House Vote, Jul 11, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-75/to-pass-a-resolution-directing-the-speaker-to-appoint (accessed 2026-10-15).