To pass the resolution that the house conferees on H.R. 6249, "a bill making appropriations for current and contingent expenses of the indian department, etc. B

On May 23, 1896, the House voted 156–22. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 123–10, Democrats 30–12, Others 6–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 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: 156
No: 22
Did not vote: 188
Date: May 23, 1896

By party

Democrats30 yes · 12 no · 65 didn’t vote
Republicans123 yes · 10 no · 120 didn’t vote
Others6 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Richard Henry Clarke D-AL voted no
George Paul Harrison D-AL voted no
Eugene Francis Loud R-CA voted no
Charles Merian Cooper D-FL voted no
Rufus Ezekiel Lester D-GA voted no
James Franklin Aldrich R-IL voted no
John William Lewis R-KY voted no
John Francis Fitzgerald D-MA voted no
Frank Marion Eddy R-MN voted no
John Mills Allen D-MS voted no
Walter McKennon Denny D-MS voted no
James Fleming Stewart R-NJ voted no
Richard Wayne Parker R-NJ voted no
Franklin Bartlett D-NY voted no
William Sulzer D-NY voted no
George Brinton Mcclellan D-NY voted no
Benjamin Baker Odell Jr. R-NY voted no
James Schoolcraft Sherman R-NY voted no
Theodore Lewis Poole R-NY voted no
Joseph Draper Sayers D-TX voted no
Rudolph Kleberg D-TX voted no
George Henry Noonan R-TX 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 the resolution that the house…: House Vote, May 23, 1896,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-65/to-pass-the-resolution-that-the-house-conferees-on (accessed 2026-10-17).