1. Home
  2. Votes
  3. House vote 499 (51st Congress)

House roll call 499 · 51st Congress · Jan 21, 1891

To adopt the h.resolution providing that immediately after passage of the resolution, the house shall resolve itself into the comm. Of the whole to consider bil

On Jan 21, 1891, the House voted 153–124 (HR 12729). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 150–1, Democrats 2–123, Others 1–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 3 members voted against their own party.

During the 51st Congress (1889–1890), Benjamin Harrison was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes
153
No
124
Did not vote
73
Date
Jan 21, 1891

By party

  • Democrats2 yes · 123 no · 42 didn’t vote
  • Republicans150 yes · 1 no · 31 didn’t vote
  • Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To adopt the h.resolution providing that…: House Vote, Jan 21, 1891,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/51-H-499/to-adopt-the-h-resolution-providing-that-immediately-after (accessed 2026-10-17).