To strike from the record certain remarks made by representative johnson of calif., wiith reference to william r. Hearst, publisher from calif.. (p. 705)

On Jan 12, 1897, the House voted 83–94. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 26–94, Democrats 55–0, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: 83
No: 94
Did not vote: 193
Date: Jan 12, 1897

By party

Democrats55 yes · 0 no · 52 didn’t vote
Republicans26 yes · 94 no · 133 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Greeley Hilborn R-CA voted yes
Thomas Updegraff R-IA voted yes
Edward Dean Cooke R-IL voted yes
William Shadrach Knox R-MA voted yes
Harrison Henry Atwood R-MA voted yes
John Simpkins R-MA voted yes
Nelson Dingley Jr. R-ME voted yes
George Spalding R-MI voted yes
Charles Arnette Towne R-MN voted yes
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted yes
Martin Nelson Johnson R-ND voted yes
Eugene Jerome Hainer R-NE voted yes
Thomas Mcewan Jr. R-NJ voted yes
John Murry Mitchell R-NY voted yes
Richard Cutts Shannon R-NY voted yes
Benjamin Lewis Fairchild R-NY voted yes
Sereno Elisha Payne R-NY voted yes
Charles William Gillet R-NY voted yes
James Wolcott Wadsworth R-NY voted yes
Charles Phelps Taft R-OH voted yes
James Harding Southard R-OH voted yes
Robert Adams Jr. R-PA voted yes
Irving Price Wanger R-PA voted yes
Thaddeus Maclay Mahon R-PA voted yes
William Coleman Anderson R-TN voted yes
James Alexander Walker R-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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