To adopt H.R. 438, authorizing the committee on insular affairs to visit puerto rico and the philippines. (p. 3594-2)

On Mar 2, 1901, the House voted 83–139 (HRE 438). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 8–116, Democrats 70–23, Others 5–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 31 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: 83
No: 139
Did not vote: 147
Date: Mar 2, 1901

By party

Democrats70 yes · 23 no · 73 didn’t vote
Republicans8 yes · 116 no · 71 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 1 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Robert Wyche Davis D-FL voted no
James Mathews Griggs D-GA voted no
William Gordon Brantley D-GA voted no
Henry Sherman Boutell R-IL voted yes
Francis Marion Griffith D-IN voted no
James McClellan Robinson D-IN voted no
Albert Seaton Berry D-KY voted no
Phanor Breazeale D-LA voted no
Henry Francis Naphen D-MA voted no
William Croad Lovering R-MA voted yes
James Albertus Tawney R-MN voted yes
John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
Patrick Henry D-MS voted no
William Walton Kitchin D-NC voted no
William Sulzer D-NY voted no
Jefferson Monroe Levy D-NY voted no
Irving Price Wanger R-PA voted yes
Laird Howard Barber D-PA voted no
John Dalzell R-PA voted yes
Asbury Churchwell Latimer D-SC voted no
John Austin Moon D-TN voted no
Robert Emmet Burke D-TX voted no
Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham D-TX voted no
Albert Sidney Burleson D-TX voted no
Rudolph Kleberg D-TX voted no
James Luther Slayden D-TX voted no
John Hall Stephens D-TX voted no
James Hay D-VA voted no
Theobald Otjen R-WI voted yes
Edward Sloman Minor R-WI voted yes
Frank Wheeler Mondell R-WY 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 adopt H.R. 438, authorizing the committee…: House Vote, Mar 2, 1901,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/56-H-149/to-adopt-h-r-438-authorizing-the-committee-on (accessed 2026-10-17).