To amend a resolution which declares that john c. Tarsney was elected to Congress from the fifth district of missouri, by providing that the case be recommitted

On Feb 27, 1896, the House voted 110–163. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 20–165, Democrats 87–0, Others 4–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 110
No: 163
Did not vote: 93
Date: Feb 27, 1896

By party

Democrats87 yes · 0 no · 20 didn’t vote
Republicans20 yes · 165 no · 68 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 1 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jacob D. Leighty R-IN voted yes
Ashley Bascom Wright R-MA voted yes
William Benjamin Baker R-MD voted yes
George Louis Wellington R-MD voted yes
Roswell Peter Bishop R-MI voted yes
Mahlon Pitney R-NJ voted yes
Richard Wayne Parker R-NJ voted yes
George Newell Southwick R-NY voted yes
Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany R-NY voted yes
Lucien Jerome Fenton R-OH voted yes
Robert Walker Tayler R-OH voted yes
Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH voted yes
James Hodge Codding R-PA voted yes
Monroe Henry Kulp R-PA voted yes
William Carlile Arnold R-PA voted yes
Foster Vincent Brown R-TN voted yes
Horace Henry Powers R-VT voted yes
Samuel Clarence Hyde R-WA voted yes
Blackburn Barrett Dovener R-WV voted yes
James Hall Huling R-WV 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend a resolution which declares that…: House Vote, Feb 27, 1896,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-17/to-amend-a-resolution-which-declares-that-john-c (accessed 2026-10-15).