To pass articles 14, and 15 of the impeachment proceedings against judge charles swayne, judge of district court of northern florida, relating to the appropriat

On Jan 18, 1905, the House voted 162–138. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 21–135, Democrats 141–0, Others 0–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 members voted against their own party.

During the 58th Congress (1903–1904), Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 162
No: 138
Did not vote: 97
Date: Jan 18, 1905

By party

Democrats141 yes · 0 no · 41 didn’t vote
Republicans21 yes · 135 no · 56 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 3 no

Who broke with their party

Nehemiah Day Sperry R-CT voted yes
Walter Inglewood Smith R-IA voted yes
James Robert Mann R-IL voted yes
Victor Murdock R-KS voted yes
Charles Quincy Tirrell R-MA voted yes
Ernest William Roberts R-MA voted yes
Roswell Peter Bishop R-MI voted yes
James Adam Bede R-MN voted yes
Halvor Steenerson R-MN voted yes
Moses Pierce Kinkaid R-NE voted yes
Michael Edward Driscoll R-NY voted yes
James Breck Perkins R-NY voted yes
Irving Price Wanger R-PA voted yes
Henry Wilbur Palmer R-PA voted yes
Henry Richard Gibson R-TN voted yes
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted yes
Theobald Otjen R-WI voted yes
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted yes
John James Jenkins R-WI voted yes
Alston Gordon Dayton R-WV 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 pass articles 14, and 15 of the…: House Vote, Jan 18, 1905,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/58-H-63/to-pass-articles-14-and-15-of-the-impeachment (accessed 2026-10-17).