To postpone further consideration of H. J. RES. 63, proposing an amendment to the US constitution, namely, that Congress shall have the power to make all laws n

On Feb 26, 1866, the House voted 62–43 (HJR 63). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 39–39, Democrats 19–3, Others 4–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 42 members voted against their own party.

During the 39th Congress (1865–1866), Andrew Johnson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 62
No: 43
Did not vote: 94
Date: Feb 26, 1866

By party

Republicans39 yes · 39 no · 58 didn’t vote
Democrats19 yes · 3 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 1 no · 14 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Champion Deming R-CT voted no
Augustus Brandegee R-CT voted no
James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
Hiram Price R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
Elihu Benjamin Washburne 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
Jehu Baker R-IL voted no
George Washington Julian R-IN voted no
Ebenezer Dumont R-IN voted no
Henry Dana Washburn R-IN voted no
Sidney Clarke R-KS voted no
Burwell Clark Ritter D-KY voted no
Aaron Harding D-KY voted no
George Sea Shanklin D-KY voted no
Thomas Dawes Eliot R-MA voted no
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
Frederick Augustus Pike R-ME voted no
Fernando Cortez Beaman R-MI voted no
John Wesley Longyear R-MI voted no
Thomas White Ferry R-MI voted no
Rowland Ebenezer Trowbridge R-MI voted no
Ignatius Donnelly R-MN voted no
Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted no
John Forbes Benjamin R-MO voted no
Theodore Medad Pomeroy R-NY voted no
Daniel Morris R-NY voted no
Burt Van Horn R-NY voted no
Henry Van Aernam R-NY voted no
Rutherford Birchard Hayes R-OH voted no
Samuel Shellabarger R-OH voted no
John Armor Bingham R-OH voted no
Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted no
Rufus Paine Spalding R-OH voted no
John Martin Broomall R-PA voted no
Thomas Williams R-PA voted no
Portus Baxter R-VT voted no
Halbert Eleazer Paine R-WI voted no
Ithamar Conkey Sloan R-WI voted no
Philetus Sawyer R-WI 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 postpone further consideration of H. J…: House Vote, Feb 26, 1866,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/39-H-100/to-postpone-further-consideration-of-h-j-res-63 (accessed 2026-10-17).