To pass H.R. 8008 (29 stat 253 6/6/1896), a bill defining cheese and also imposing a tax upon and regulating the manufacture, sale, importation, and exportation

On Apr 11, 1896, the House voted 160–58 (HR 8008). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 163–11, Democrats 1–50, Others 5–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 12 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: 160
No: 58
Did not vote: 140
Date: Apr 11, 1896

By party

Democrats1 yes · 50 no · 56 didn’t vote
Republicans163 yes · 11 no · 79 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Franklin Aldrich R-IL voted no
William Lorimer R-IL voted no
Hugh Reid Belknap R-IL voted no
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted no
James Austin Connolly R-IL voted no
Robert John Tracewell R-IN voted no
Walter Evans R-KY voted no
Romulus Zachariah Linney R-NC voted no
William Sulzer D-NY voted yes
Charles Napoleon Brumm R-PA voted no
John Ethridge Mccall R-TN voted no
James Alexander Walker R-VA 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 pass H.R. 8008 (29 stat 253 6/6/1896), a…: House Vote, Apr 11, 1896,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-35/to-pass-h-r-8008-29-stat-253-6 (accessed 2026-10-17).