To override the presidents veto of H.R. 577, a bill granting a pension to lydia a. Taft, widow of lowell taft, late a private in the connecticut volunteers.

On Dec 14, 1896, the House voted 98–85 (HR 577). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 95–34, Democrats 3–47, Others 0–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 37 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: 98
No: 85
Did not vote: 187
Date: Dec 14, 1896

By party

Democrats3 yes · 47 no · 57 didn’t vote
Republicans95 yes · 34 no · 124 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 4 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Eugene Francis Loud R-CA voted no
Thomas Updegraff R-IA voted no
John Fletcher Lacey R-IA voted no
William Peters Hepburn R-IA voted no
Alva Lysander Hager R-IA voted no
William Lorimer R-IL voted no
George Washington Prince R-IL voted no
Vespasian Warner R-IL voted no
James Austin Connolly R-IL voted no
Robert John Tracewell R-IN voted no
Case Broderick R-KS voted no
Orrin Larrabee Miller R-KS voted no
Chester Isaiah Long R-KS voted no
Richard Whiting Blue R-KS voted no
Walter Evans R-KY voted no
Elijah Adams Morse R-MA voted no
John Simpkins R-MA voted no
George Spalding R-MI voted no
Alfred Milnes R-MI voted no
George Calhoun Crowther R-MO voted no
Joel Douglas Hubbard R-MO voted no
Charles Germman Burton R-MO voted no
Thomas Settle R-NC voted no
Richmond Pearson R-NC voted no
Amos Jay Cummings D-NY voted yes
William Sulzer D-NY voted yes
Lemuel Ely Quigg R-NY voted no
Wallace Turner Foote Jr. R-NY voted no
Fernando Coello Layton D-OH voted yes
George Washington Hulick R-OH voted no
Stephen Asa Northway R-OH voted no
John Dalzell R-PA voted no
William Carlile Arnold R-PA voted no
John Ethridge Mccall R-TN voted no
George Henry Noonan R-TX voted no
Horace Henry Powers R-VT voted no
Frank Wheeler Mondell R-WY 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 override the presidents veto of H.R. 577…: House Vote, Dec 14, 1896,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-102/to-override-the-presidents-veto-of-h-r-577 (accessed 2026-10-17).