To agree to the report of the committee on conference relating to H.R. 4354, (29 stat 825, 2/27/97), a bill granting a pension to MRS. Mary gould carr, widow of

On Dec 9, 1896, the House voted 148–88 (HR 4354). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 142–33, Democrats 5–51, Others 1–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 38 members voted against their own party.

During the 54th Congress (1895–1896), Grover Cleveland was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 148
No: 88
Did not vote: 134
Date: Dec 9, 1896

By party

Democrats5 yes · 51 no · 51 didn’t vote
Republicans142 yes · 33 no · 78 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Farrington Aldrich R-AL voted no
Eugene Francis Loud R-CA voted no
John Franklin Shafroth R-CO voted no
Thomas Updegraff R-IA voted no
John Albert Tiffin Hull R-IA voted no
Alva Lysander Hager R-IA voted no
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL voted no
Benson Wood R-IL voted no
James Alexander Hemenway R-IN voted no
Robert John Tracewell R-IN voted no
Jesse Overstreet R-IN voted no
Charles Lewis Henry R-IN voted no
Jacob D. Leighty R-IN voted no
Case Broderick R-KS voted no
Richard Whiting Blue R-KS voted no
Walter Evans R-KY voted no
Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted no
John Francis Fitzgerald D-MA voted yes
Elijah Adams Morse R-MA voted no
Alfred Milnes R-MI voted no
Roswell Peter Bishop R-MI voted no
Charles Nelson Clark R-MO voted no
George Calhoun Crowther R-MO voted no
John Plank Tracey R-MO voted no
Joel Douglas Hubbard R-MO voted no
William Mitchellson Treloar R-MO voted no
John Henry Raney R-MO voted no
Charles Germman Burton R-MO voted no
Romulus Zachariah Linney R-NC voted no
Henry Moore Baker R-NH voted no
Thomas Mcewan Jr. R-NJ voted no
William Sulzer D-NY voted yes
George Brinton Mcclellan D-NY voted yes
Fernando Coello Layton D-OH voted yes
George Washington Hulick R-OH voted no
James Hodge Codding R-PA voted no
Clarence Emir Allen R-UT voted no
Elisha Edward Meredith D-VA voted yes

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 agree to the report of the committee on…: House Vote, Dec 9, 1896,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-101/to-agree-to-the-report-of-the-committee-on (accessed 2026-10-17).