To order the previous question on h.r 12704, a bill increasing subsidiary silver coinage. (p. 6115-1)

On May 29, 1902, the House voted 108–78 (HR 12704). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 105–1, Democrats 4–77, Others 0–5. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 5 members voted against their own party.

During the 57th Congress (1901–1902), Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 108
No: 78
Did not vote: 179
Date: May 29, 1902

By party

Democrats4 yes · 77 no · 79 didn’t vote
Republicans105 yes · 1 no · 99 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 5 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Samuel Davis Woods R-CA voted no
John Joseph Fitzgerald D-NY voted yes
Frank Eugene Wilson D-NY voted yes
George Brinton Mcclellan D-NY voted yes
William Elliott D-SC 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 order the previous question on h.r 12704…: House Vote, May 29, 1902,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/57-H-40/to-order-the-previous-question-on-h-r-12704 (accessed 2026-10-17).