To override the President's veto of H.R. 1139 (29 stat 835 3/3/97), a bill granting a pension to caroline d. Mowatt, widow of alfred b. Soule, late major of the

On Feb 9, 1897, the House voted 143–54 (HR 1139). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 137–4, Democrats 4–49, Others 2–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 8 members voted against their own party.

During the 54th Congress (1895–1896), Grover Cleveland was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 143
No: 54
Did not vote: 172
Date: Feb 9, 1897

By party

Democrats4 yes · 49 no · 54 didn’t vote
Republicans137 yes · 4 no · 112 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Richard Whiting Blue R-KS voted no
Walter Evans R-KY voted no
John Francis Fitzgerald D-MA voted yes
Roswell Peter Bishop R-MI voted no
Amos Jay Cummings D-NY voted yes
William Sulzer D-NY voted yes
Fernando Coello Layton D-OH voted yes
Joseph Augustine Scranton R-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 override the President's veto of H.R…: House Vote, Feb 9, 1897,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-140/to-override-the-presidents-veto-of-h-r-1139 (accessed 2026-10-17).