To suspend the rules and pass S. 1205, a bill providing relief for persons who sustained damage by explosion of the ammunition chest of battery 2nd U.S. Artille

On Jun 8, 1896, the House voted 87–105 (S 1205). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 85–61, Democrats 1–39, Others 1–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 62 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: 87
No: 105
Did not vote: 178
Date: Jun 8, 1896

By party

Democrats1 yes · 39 no · 67 didn’t vote
Republicans85 yes · 61 no · 107 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 5 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Eugene Francis Loud R-CA voted no
John Franklin Shafroth R-CO voted no
Edward Stevens Henry R-CT voted no
Charles Addison Russell R-CT voted no
Ebenezer J. Hill R-CT voted no
Thomas Updegraff R-IA voted no
John Fletcher Lacey R-IA voted no
William Peters Hepburn R-IA voted no
Alva Lysander Hager R-IA voted no
James Alexander Hemenway R-IN voted no
Robert John Tracewell R-IN voted no
Charles Lewis Henry R-IN voted no
George Washington Faris R-IN voted no
Jacob D. Leighty R-IN voted no
John William Lewis R-KY voted no
Samuel Johnson Pugh R-KY voted no
Andrew Price D-LA voted yes
Ashley Bascom Wright R-MA voted no
Joseph Henry Walker R-MA voted no
William Henry Moody R-MA voted no
William Franklin Draper R-MA voted no
William Benjamin Baker R-MD voted no
Nelson Dingley Jr. R-ME voted no
George Calhoun Crowther R-MO voted no
William Mitchellson Treloar R-MO voted no
John Henry Raney R-MO voted no
Norman Adolphus Mozley R-MO voted no
Charles Germman Burton R-MO voted no
Martin Nelson Johnson R-ND voted no
Eugene Jerome Hainer R-NE voted no
Thomas Mcewan Jr. R-NJ voted no
Charles Newell Fowler R-NJ voted no
James Robinson Howe R-NY voted no
Lemuel Ely Quigg R-NY voted no
Jacob Le Fever R-NY voted no
George Newell Southwick R-NY voted no
Charles Addison Chickering R-NY voted no
Theodore Lewis Poole R-NY voted no
Charles William Gillet R-NY voted no
Charles Phelps Taft R-OH voted no
Jacob Henry Bromwell R-OH voted no
George Washington Hulick R-OH voted no
Luther Martin Strong R-OH voted no
Charles Henry Grosvenor R-OH voted no
Stephen Ross Harris R-OH voted no
Winfield Scott Kerr R-OH voted no
Henry Clay Van Voorhis R-OH voted no
Robert Walker Tayler R-OH voted no
Joseph Augustine Scranton R-PA voted no
Charles Napoleon Brumm R-PA voted no
James Hodge Codding R-PA voted no
James Alonzo Stahle R-PA voted no
Charles Warren Stone R-PA voted no
George Franklin Huff R-PA voted no
Warren Otis Arnold R-RI voted no
John Ethridge Mccall R-TN voted no
George Henry Noonan R-TX voted no
Horace Henry Powers R-VT voted no
William Wallace Grout R-VT voted no
Blackburn Barrett Dovener R-WV voted no
James Hall Huling R-WV voted no
Warren Miller R-WV 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 suspend the rules and pass S. 1205, a…: House Vote, Jun 8, 1896,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-91/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-s-1205-a (accessed 2026-10-17).