To refer to the committee on invalid pensions H.R. 7422 (29 stat 829, 3/3/97), a bill granting a pension to lydia w. Holliday, late army nurse in army hospitals

On Mar 1, 1897, the House voted 62–191 (HR 7422). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 5–180, Democrats 53–8, Others 4–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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: 62
No: 191
Did not vote: 117
Date: Mar 1, 1897

By party

Democrats53 yes · 8 no · 46 didn’t vote
Republicans5 yes · 180 no · 68 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 3 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Eugene Francis Loud R-CA voted yes
James Austin Connolly R-IL voted yes
Richard Whiting Blue R-KS voted yes
John Francis Fitzgerald D-MA voted no
Alexander Monroe Dockery D-MO voted no
Romulus Zachariah Linney R-NC voted yes
William Sulzer D-NY voted no
George Brinton Mcclellan D-NY voted no
Paul John Sorg D-OH voted no
Fernando Coello Layton D-OH voted no
Clifton Bailey Beach R-OH voted yes
Joseph Johnson Hart D-PA voted no
Miles Crowley D-TX 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 refer to the committee on invalid…: House Vote, Mar 1, 1897,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-160/to-refer-to-the-committee-on-invalid-pensions-h (accessed 2026-10-17).