To recommit to the committee on rules the resolution eliminating from the record the matter inserted by MR. Wheeler, aside from the matter according to the repo

On May 12, 1896, the House voted 75–148. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 6–148, Democrats 64–0, Others 5–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 6 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: 75
No: 148
Did not vote: 147
Date: May 12, 1896

By party

Democrats64 yes · 0 no · 43 didn’t vote
Republicans6 yes · 148 no · 99 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Grove Lawrence Johnson R-CA voted yes
George Spalding R-MI voted yes
Richard Cunningham Mccormick R-NY voted yes
Lorenzo Danford R-OH voted yes
Robert Adams Jr. R-PA voted yes
James Alexander Walker R-VA 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 recommit to the committee on rules the…: House Vote, May 12, 1896,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-54/to-recommit-to-the-committee-on-rules-the-resolution (accessed 2026-10-15).