To pass a modified resolution instructing the judiciary committee to cause their report on the impeachment testimony to be printed and presented when they prese

On Jul 20, 1867, the House voted 58–43. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 57–28, Democrats 1–13, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 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: 58
No: 43
Did not vote: 132
Date: Jul 20, 1867

By party

Republicans57 yes · 28 no · 93 didn’t vote
Democrats1 yes · 13 no · 36 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
Lewis Winans Ross D-IL voted yes
Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
Ginery Twichell R-MA voted no
Samuel Hooper R-MA voted no
Nathaniel Prentice Banks R-MA voted no
George Sewel Boutwell R-MA voted no
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
John Hill R-NJ voted no
George Armstrong Halsey R-NJ voted no
Thomas Cornell R-NY voted no
John Charles Churchill R-NY voted no
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
Cornelius Springer Hamilton R-OH voted no
Ralph Pomeroy Buckland R-OH voted no
Tobias Avery Plants R-OH voted no
William Henry Koontz R-PA voted no
Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA voted no
George Van Eman Lawrence R-PA voted no
Thomas Allen Jenckes R-RI voted no
Nathan Fellows Dixon R-RI voted no
Frederick Enoch Woodbridge R-VT voted no
Chester Dorman Hubbard 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 modified resolution instructing…: House Vote, Jul 20, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-95/to-pass-a-modified-resolution-instructing-the-judiciary-committee (accessed 2026-10-15).