To recess, motion made during debate on S. 1929. (p. 411-2)

On Dec 18, 1900, the House voted 157–27. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 127–1, Democrats 29–23, Others 1–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 24 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: 157
No: 27
Did not vote: 186
Date: Dec 18, 1900

By party

Democrats29 yes · 23 no · 114 didn’t vote
Republicans127 yes · 1 no · 67 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Philip Doddridge Mcculloch Jr. D-AR voted no
William Leake Terry D-AR voted no
William Elza Williams D-IL voted no
James Robert Williams D-IL voted no
William Taylor Zenor D-IN voted no
Oscar Turner D-KY voted no
Phanor Breazeale D-LA voted no
James Tilghman Lloyd D-MO voted no
William Strother Cowherd D-MO voted no
David Albaugh De Armond D-MO voted no
Andrew Fuller Fox D-MS voted no
Frank Alexander Mclain D-MS voted no
Patrick Henry D-MS voted no
William Walton Kitchin D-NC voted no
Joshua S. Salmon D-NJ voted no
John Austin Moon D-TN voted no
Charles Edward Snodgrass D-TN voted no
James Daniel Richardson D-TN voted no
Reese Calhoun De Graffenreid D-TX voted no
John Levi Sheppard D-TX voted no
Rudolph Kleberg D-TX voted no
John Hall Stephens D-TX voted no
William Atkinson Jones D-VA voted no
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA 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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