To order engrossment and a third reading of H.R. 4808, a bill to increase the efficiency of the postal service. (p. 2269-1)

On Feb 25, 1897, the House voted 117–94 (HR 4808). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 108–42, Democrats 9–49, Others 0–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 51 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: 117
No: 94
Did not vote: 159
Date: Feb 25, 1897

By party

Democrats9 yes · 49 no · 49 didn’t vote
Republicans108 yes · 42 no · 103 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jonathan Spencer Willis R-DE voted no
Henry Gray Turner D-GA voted yes
Samuel Mercer Clark R-IA voted no
George Elon White R-IL voted no
Edward Dean Cooke R-IL voted no
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL voted no
Walter Reeves R-IL voted no
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted no
Vespasian Warner R-IL voted no
Joseph Verdi Graff R-IL voted no
Alexander Merrill Hardy R-IN voted no
Henry Underwood Johnson R-IN voted no
Charles Lewis Henry R-IN voted no
George Washington Faris R-IN voted no
John William Lewis R-KY voted no
Samuel Johnson Pugh R-KY voted no
Nathan Thomas Hopkins R-KY voted no
Adolph Meyer D-LA voted yes
Joshua Weldon Miles D-MD voted yes
Alfred Milnes R-MI voted no
Charles Arnette Towne R-MN voted no
Frank Marion Eddy R-MN voted no
Uriel Sebree Hall D-MO voted yes
Alexander Monroe Dockery D-MO voted yes
John Curtis Kyle D-MS voted yes
Romulus Zachariah Linney R-NC voted no
David Henry Mercer R-NE voted no
Cyrus Adams Sulloway R-NH voted no
Henry Clay Loudenslager R-NJ voted no
John James Gardner R-NJ voted no
Benjamin Franklin Howell R-NJ voted no
George Newell Southwick R-NY voted no
Francis Byron De Witt R-OH voted no
David Kemper Watson R-OH voted no
Clifton Bailey Beach R-OH voted no
Joseph Johnson Hart D-PA voted yes
Constantine Jacob Erdman D-PA voted yes
Marriott Brosius R-PA voted no
Charles Napoleon Brumm R-PA voted no
Galusha Aaron Grow R-PA voted no
Warren Otis Arnold R-RI voted no
Henry Richard Gibson R-TN voted no
Josiah Patterson D-TN voted yes
George Henry Noonan R-TX voted no
Robert Taylor Thorp R-VA voted no
Samuel Clarence Hyde R-WA voted no
William Hall Doolittle R-WA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
Samuel Stebbins Barney R-WI voted no
Edward Sloman Minor R-WI voted no
John James Jenkins R-WI 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 engrossment and a third reading of…: House Vote, Feb 25, 1897,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-153/to-order-engrossment-and-a-third-reading-of-h (accessed 2026-10-17).