To recommit to the committee on foreign affairs S. 2931, incorporating the american national red cross.

On May 16, 1900, the House voted 94–113 (S 2931). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 2–103, Democrats 87–8, Others 5–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 10 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: 94
No: 113
Did not vote: 163
Date: May 16, 1900

By party

Democrats87 yes · 8 no · 71 didn’t vote
Republicans2 yes · 103 no · 90 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Eugene Francis Loud R-CA voted yes
William Marcellus Howard D-GA voted no
Robert Walter Miers D-IN voted no
Albert Seaton Berry D-KY voted no
John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
Richard Wayne Parker R-NJ voted yes
Townsend Scudder D-NY voted no
Frank Eugene Wilson D-NY voted no
David Meekison D-OH voted no
Albert Sidney Burleson D-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 recommit to the committee on foreign…: House Vote, May 16, 1900,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/56-H-63/to-recommit-to-the-committee-on-foreign-affairs-s (accessed 2026-10-16).