To resolve the house into committee of the whole and proceed to consider S. J. RES. 16.

On Mar 21, 1867, the House voted 82–53 (SJR 16). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 53–52, Democrats 28–1, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 53 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: 82
No: 53
Did not vote: 98
Date: Mar 21, 1867

By party

Republicans53 yes · 52 no · 73 didn’t vote
Democrats28 yes · 1 no · 21 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Falconer Wilson R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
William Loughridge R-IA voted no
Grenville Mellen Dodge R-IA voted no
Norman Buel Judd R-IL voted no
John Franklin Farnsworth R-IL voted no
Ebon Clark Ingersoll R-IL voted no
Burton Chauncey Cook R-IL voted no
John Alexander Logan R-IL voted no
Morton Craig Hunter R-IN voted no
John Coburn R-IN voted no
William Williams R-IN voted no
John Peter Cleaver Shanks R-IN voted no
Sidney Clarke R-KS voted no
Benjamin Franklin Butler R-MA voted no
John Denison Baldwin R-MA voted no
Sidney Perham R-ME voted no
Charles Upson R-MI voted no
Austin Blair R-MI voted no
William Windom R-MN voted no
Carman Adam Newcomb R-MO voted no
Thomas Estes Noell D-MO voted no
Joseph Jackson Gravely R-MO voted no
Joseph Washington Mcclurg R-MO voted no
Benjamin Franklin Loan R-MO voted no
Aaron Fletcher Stevens R-NH voted no
Jacob Benton R-NH voted no
William Moore R-NJ voted no
Delos Rodeyn Ashley R-NV voted no
Charles Henry Van Wyck R-NY voted no
Orange Ferriss R-NY voted no
William Craig Fields R-NY voted no
Dennis Mccarthy R-NY voted no
Robert Cumming Schenck R-OH voted no
William Lawrence R-OH voted no
Reader Wright Clarke R-OH voted no
John Thomas Wilson R-OH voted no
Martin Welker R-OH voted no
Ephraim Ralph Eckley R-OH voted no
Charles O'Neill R-PA voted no
Leonard Myers R-PA voted no
Thaddeus Stevens R-PA voted no
Henry Lutz Cake R-PA voted no
Ulysses Mercur R-PA voted no
Daniel Johnson Morrell R-PA voted no
Glenni William Scofield 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
Philetus Sawyer R-WI voted no
Cadwallader Colden Washburn 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 resolve the house into committee of the…: House Vote, Mar 21, 1867,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/40-H-35/to-resolve-the-house-into-committee-of-the-whole (accessed 2026-10-17).