To resolve into the committee of the whole house for consideration of revenue bills.

On May 25, 1896, the House voted 127–55. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 70–52, Democrats 53–3, Others 6–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 55 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: 127
No: 55
Did not vote: 186
Date: May 25, 1896

By party

Democrats53 yes · 3 no · 51 didn’t vote
Republicans70 yes · 52 no · 131 didn’t vote
Others6 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Grove Lawrence Johnson R-CA voted no
Edward Stevens Henry R-CT voted no
Charles Addison Russell R-CT voted no
Ebenezer J. Hill R-CT voted no
George Martin Curtis R-IA voted no
Thomas Updegraff R-IA voted no
Joseph Verdi Graff R-IL voted no
Benjamin Franklin Marsh R-IL voted no
Robert John Tracewell R-IN voted no
Lemuel Willard Royse R-IN voted no
David Grant Colson R-KY voted no
Ashley Bascom Wright R-MA voted no
Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted no
Joseph Henry Walker R-MA voted no
William Shadrach Knox R-MA voted no
William Henry Moody R-MA voted no
Samuel Walker Mccall R-MA voted no
Elijah Adams Morse R-MA voted no
John Simpkins R-MA voted no
Harry Welles Rusk D-MD voted no
Charles Arnette Towne R-MN voted no
Charles Nelson Clark R-MO voted no
Robert Thompson Van Horn R-MO voted no
William Mitchellson Treloar R-MO voted no
Richard Bartholdt R-MO voted no
Norman Adolphus Mozley R-MO voted no
Charles Germman Burton R-MO voted no
Jesse Burr Strode R-NE voted no
Cyrus Adams Sulloway R-NH voted no
Henry Moore Baker R-NH voted no
John James Gardner R-NJ voted no
Benjamin Franklin Howell R-NJ voted no
Mahlon Pitney R-NJ voted no
Richard Wayne Parker R-NJ voted no
Thomas Mcewan Jr. R-NJ voted no
Charles Newell Fowler R-NJ voted no
Richard Cunningham Mccormick R-NY voted no
Charles Goodwin Bennett R-NY voted no
Franklin Bartlett D-NY voted no
George Brinton Mcclellan D-NY voted no
Richard Cutts Shannon R-NY voted no
Lemuel Ely Quigg R-NY voted no
Philip Burrill Low R-NY voted no
James Schoolcraft Sherman R-NY voted no
Theodore Lewis Poole R-NY voted no
James Wolcott Wadsworth R-NY voted no
Charles Daniels R-NY voted no
Lucien Jerome Fenton R-OH voted no
James Alonzo Stahle R-PA voted no
Warren Otis Arnold R-RI voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
Michael Griffin R-WI voted no
Alexander Stewart R-WI voted no
James Hall Huling R-WV voted no
Warren Miller R-WV 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 resolve into the committee of the whole…: House Vote, May 25, 1896,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-66/to-resolve-into-the-committee-of-the-whole-house (accessed 2026-10-17).