To pass a rules committee resolution, whereupon the consideration of H.R. 8271, a bill relating to pensions, shall be resumed and considered under the five minu

On Apr 27, 1896, the House voted 118–89. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 119–33, Democrats 0–56, Others 1–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 33 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: 118
No: 89
Did not vote: 157
Date: Apr 27, 1896

By party

Democrats0 yes · 56 no · 51 didn’t vote
Republicans119 yes · 33 no · 101 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 4 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Grove Lawrence Johnson R-CA voted no
William Wallace Bowers R-CA voted no
Edward Stevens Henry R-CT voted no
Thomas Updegraff R-IA voted no
William Peters Hepburn R-IA voted no
Alva Lysander Hager R-IA voted no
Edgar Wilson R-ID voted no
Joseph Verdi Graff R-IL voted no
James Austin Connolly R-IL voted no
George Washington Smith R-IL voted no
Robert John Tracewell R-IN voted no
Orrin Larrabee Miller R-KS voted no
Snyder Solomon Kirkpatrick R-KS voted no
William Alexander Calderhead R-KS voted no
Richard Whiting Blue R-KS voted no
James Albertus Tawney R-MN voted no
Charles Arnette Towne R-MN voted no
Frank Marion Eddy R-MN voted no
George Calhoun Crowther R-MO voted no
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted no
Charles Germman Burton R-MO voted no
Charles Sampson Hartman R-MT voted no
Cyrus Adams Sulloway R-NH voted no
Francis Byron De Witt R-OH voted no
Luther Martin Strong R-OH voted no
James Harding Southard R-OH voted no
Lucien Jerome Fenton R-OH voted no
Lorenzo Danford R-OH voted no
Addison S. Mcclure R-OH voted no
Irving Price Wanger R-PA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
Samuel Andrew Cook R-WI voted no
Edward Sloman Minor 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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