To order the previous question on H.R. 1221, a bill making oleomargarine and all other imitation dairy products subject to the laws of the state or territory in

On Jan 13, 1897, the House voted 90–100 (HR 1221). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 90–41, Democrats 0–54, Others 0–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 41 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: 90
No: 100
Did not vote: 180
Date: Jan 13, 1897

By party

Democrats0 yes · 54 no · 53 didn’t vote
Republicans90 yes · 41 no · 122 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Franklin Shafroth R-CO voted no
Hugh Reid Belknap R-IL voted no
George Elon White R-IL voted no
Edward Dean Cooke R-IL voted no
George Edmund Foss R-IL voted no
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL voted no
Walter Reeves R-IL voted no
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted no
Benjamin Franklin Marsh R-IL voted no
James Austin Connolly R-IL voted no
Benson Wood R-IL voted no
Everett Jerome Murphy R-IL voted no
George Washington Smith R-IL voted no
Snyder Solomon Kirkpatrick R-KS voted no
William Shadrach Knox R-MA voted no
William Emerson Barrett R-MA voted no
Harrison Henry Atwood R-MA voted no
John Blaisdell Corliss R-MI voted no
John Avery R-MI voted no
Charles Arnette Towne R-MN voted no
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted no
John Plank Tracey R-MO voted no
William Mitchellson Treloar R-MO voted no
John Henry Raney R-MO voted no
Norman Adolphus Mozley R-MO voted no
Charles Germman Burton R-MO voted no
Charles Sampson Hartman R-MT voted no
Romulus Zachariah Linney R-NC voted no
David Henry Mercer R-NE voted no
Thomas Mcewan Jr. R-NJ voted no
Lemuel Ely Quigg R-NY voted no
James Harding Southard R-OH voted no
William Russell Ellis R-OR voted no
William Alexis Stone R-PA voted no
Melville Bull R-RI voted no
Warren Otis Arnold R-RI voted no
William Coleman Anderson R-TN voted no
Henry Richard Gibson R-TN voted no
Clarence Emir Allen R-UT voted no
James Alexander Walker R-VA voted no
William Wallace Grout R-VT 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 order the previous question on H.R. 1221…: House Vote, Jan 13, 1897,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-120/to-order-the-previous-question-on-h-r-1221 (accessed 2026-10-17).