To override the President's veto of H.R. 1185 (29 stat 836 3/3/97), a bill granting a pension to rachel patton. (p. 1681-1)

On Feb 9, 1897, the House voted 137–60 (HR 1185). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 129–11, Democrats 4–50, Others 4–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 15 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: 137
No: 60
Did not vote: 170
Date: Feb 9, 1897

By party

Democrats4 yes · 50 no · 53 didn’t vote
Republicans129 yes · 11 no · 113 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 2 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edward Stevens Henry R-CT voted no
Alva Lysander Hager R-IA voted no
Robert John Tracewell R-IN voted no
Case Broderick R-KS voted no
Richard Whiting Blue R-KS voted no
Walter Evans R-KY voted no
John Francis Fitzgerald D-MA voted yes
George Calhoun Crowther R-MO voted no
Henry Moore Baker R-NH voted no
Amos Jay Cummings D-NY voted yes
William Sulzer D-NY voted yes
Fernando Coello Layton D-OH voted yes
Joseph Augustine Scranton R-PA voted no
Foster Vincent Brown R-TN voted no
George Henry Noonan R-TX 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 President's veto of H.R…: House Vote, Feb 9, 1897,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-139/to-override-the-presidents-veto-of-h-r-1185 (accessed 2026-10-17).