Complex sentence: The following year, when James A. Garfield entered the White House, he re-submitted Mathews's nomination to the Senate, which this time confirmed Mathews by one vote, 24 to 23.
Split into simpler sentences: The following year, when James A. Garfield entered the White House, he re-submitted Mathews's nomination. This time, the Senate did vote, confirming Mathews by one vote, 24 to 23.