To pass the first section of H.R. 2904, a bill to maintain and protect the coin redemption fund and to authorize the issue of certificates of indebtedness to me

On Dec 28, 1895, the House voted 171–136 (HR 2904). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 171–47, Democrats 1–82, Others 0–7. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 48 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: 171
No: 136
Did not vote: 62
Date: Dec 28, 1895

By party

Democrats1 yes · 82 no · 24 didn’t vote
Republicans171 yes · 47 no · 35 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 7 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John All Barham R-CA voted no
Grove Lawrence Johnson R-CA voted no
Samuel Greeley Hilborn R-CA voted no
Eugene Francis Loud R-CA voted no
James Mclachlan R-CA voted no
William Wallace Bowers R-CA voted no
John Franklin Shafroth R-CO voted no
Samuel Mercer Clark R-IA voted no
Edgar Wilson R-ID voted no
George Washington Prince R-IL voted no
Walter Reeves R-IL voted no
Joseph Verdi Graff R-IL voted no
Benjamin Franklin Marsh R-IL voted no
Benson Wood R-IL voted no
Orlando Burrell R-IL voted no
Everett Jerome Murphy R-IL voted no
Case Broderick R-KS voted no
Orrin Larrabee Miller R-KS voted no
Snyder Solomon Kirkpatrick R-KS voted no
Charles Curtis R-KS voted no
Chester Isaiah Long R-KS voted no
David Grant Colson R-KY voted no
David Demerest Aitken R-MI voted no
Horace Greeley Snover R-MI voted no
Charles Arnette Towne R-MN voted no
Frank Marion Eddy R-MN voted no
Charles Germman Burton R-MO voted no
Charles Sampson Hartman R-MT voted no
Thomas Settle R-NC voted no
Romulus Zachariah Linney R-NC voted no
Richmond Pearson R-NC voted no
Henry Moore Baker R-NH voted no
Francis Byron De Witt R-OH voted no
George Washington Wilson R-OH voted no
Stephen Ross Harris R-OH voted no
Winfield Scott Kerr R-OH voted no
Lorenzo Danford R-OH voted no
Addison S. Mcclure R-OH voted no
Clifton Bailey Beach R-OH voted no
Binger Hermann R-OR voted no
William Russell Ellis R-OR voted no
John Alfred Pickler R-SD voted no
John Ethridge Mccall R-TN voted no
Joseph Chappell Hutcheson D-TX voted yes
James Alexander Walker R-VA voted no
Samuel Clarence Hyde R-WA voted no
William Hall Doolittle R-WA voted no
Frank Wheeler Mondell R-WY 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 pass the first section of H.R. 2904, a…: House Vote, Dec 28, 1895,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-7/to-pass-the-first-section-of-h-r-2904 (accessed 2026-10-17).