To recommit H.R. 636, regarding the claims of ST. John's lodge of masons for damage done to their building during its occupancy by the union army, to the commit

On Feb 1, 1901, the House voted 49–141 (HR 636). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 2–94, Republicans 47–41, Others 0–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 43 members voted against their own party.

During the 56th Congress (1899–1900), William McKinley was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 49
No: 141
Did not vote: 180
Date: Feb 1, 1901

By party

Democrats2 yes · 94 no · 70 didn’t vote
Republicans47 yes · 41 no · 107 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 6 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Farrington Aldrich R-AL voted no
Julius Kahn R-CA voted no
James Carson Needham R-CA voted no
Thomas Hedge R-IA voted no
Gilbert Nelson Haugen R-IA voted no
John Albert Tiffin Hull R-IA voted no
Walter Inglewood Smith R-IA voted no
George Washington Prince R-IL voted no
Willis Joshua Bailey R-KS voted no
John Randolph Thayer D-MA voted yes
William Benjamin Baker R-MD voted no
Sydney Emanuel Mudd R-MD voted no
George Alexander Pearre R-MD voted no
Amos Lawrence Allen R-ME voted no
Charles Edgar Littlefield R-ME voted no
John Blaisdell Corliss R-MI voted no
Edward La Rue Hamilton R-MI voted no
Carlos Douglas Shelden R-MI voted no
George Henry White R-NC voted no
Romulus Zachariah Linney R-NC voted no
Richmond Pearson R-NC voted no
Burleigh Folsom Spalding R-ND voted no
Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE voted no
Henry Clay Loudenslager R-NJ voted no
Benjamin Franklin Howell R-NJ voted no
George Brinton Mcclellan D-NY voted yes
Arthur Sidney Tompkins R-NY voted no
Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane R-NY voted no
James Schoolcraft Sherman R-NY voted no
Jacob Henry Bromwell R-OH voted no
Walter Lowrie Weaver R-OH voted no
Charles Henry Grosvenor R-OH voted no
Thomas H. Tongue R-OR voted no
Thaddeus Maclay Mahon R-PA voted no
Charles Henry Burke R-SD voted no
Walter Preston Brownlow R-TN voted no
Henry Richard Gibson R-TN voted no
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
Theobald Otjen R-WI voted no
John Jacob Esch R-WI voted no
Edward Sloman Minor R-WI voted no
John James Jenkins R-WI voted no
Frank Wheeler Mondell R-WY 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 recommit H.R. 636, regarding the claims…: House Vote, Feb 1, 1901,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/56-H-117/to-recommit-h-r-636-regarding-the-claims-of (accessed 2026-10-17).