To agree to the report of the committee of whole on bill S. 1939, authorizing the President of the U.S. To appoint a commission to study and make a full report

On May 30, 1900, the House voted 99–131 (S 1939). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 4–122, Democrats 89–10, Others 6–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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: 99
No: 131
Did not vote: 139
Date: May 30, 1900

By party

Democrats89 yes · 10 no · 67 didn’t vote
Republicans4 yes · 122 no · 69 didn’t vote
Others6 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jesse Francis Stallings D-AL voted no
Eugene Francis Loud R-CA voted yes
John Fletcher Lacey R-IA voted yes
James Robert Mann R-IL voted yes
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted yes
William Davis Daly D-NJ voted no
John Joseph Fitzgerald D-NY voted no
Edmund Hope Driggs D-NY voted no
Amos Jay Cummings D-NY voted no
William Sulzer D-NY voted no
Jefferson Monroe Levy D-NY voted no
Jacob Ruppert Jr. D-NY voted no
Martin Henry Glynn D-NY voted no
Joseph Crocker Sibley D-PA 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 agree to the report of the committee of…: House Vote, May 30, 1900,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/56-H-69/to-agree-to-the-report-of-the-committee-of (accessed 2026-10-17).