To pass the first half of the resolution H. RES. 387.

On Jun 9, 1896, the House voted 119–98 (HRE 387). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 117–41, Democrats 0–55, Others 2–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 41 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: 119
No: 98
Did not vote: 153
Date: Jun 9, 1896

By party

Democrats0 yes · 55 no · 52 didn’t vote
Republicans117 yes · 41 no · 95 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 2 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Grove Lawrence Johnson R-CA voted no
Eugene Francis Loud R-CA voted no
James Mclachlan R-CA voted no
John Franklin Shafroth R-CO voted no
Edward Stevens Henry R-CT voted no
John Fletcher Lacey R-IA voted no
Edgar Wilson R-ID voted no
Orlando Burrell R-IL voted no
Robert John Tracewell R-IN voted no
Jacob D. Leighty R-IN voted no
Case Broderick R-KS voted no
John William Lewis R-KY voted no
Walter Evans R-KY voted no
Ashley Bascom Wright R-MA voted no
Joseph Henry Walker R-MA voted no
William Henry Moody R-MA voted no
William Benjamin Baker R-MD voted no
Roswell Peter Bishop R-MI voted no
William Mitchellson Treloar R-MO voted no
Charles Frederick Joy R-MO voted no
John Henry Raney R-MO voted no
Charles Germman Burton R-MO voted no
David Henry Mercer R-NE voted no
Eugene Jerome Hainer R-NE voted no
Henry Clay Loudenslager R-NJ voted no
Mahlon Pitney R-NJ voted no
Richard Wayne Parker R-NJ voted no
Thomas Mcewan Jr. R-NJ voted no
Charles Goodwin Bennett R-NY voted no
James Schoolcraft Sherman R-NY 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
William Russell Ellis R-OR voted no
Irving Price Wanger R-PA voted no
James Hodge Codding R-PA voted no
Monroe Henry Kulp R-PA voted no
Charles Warren Stone R-PA voted no
John Ethridge Mccall R-TN voted no
James Hall Huling 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 pass the first half of the resolution H…: House Vote, Jun 9, 1896,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-H-97/to-pass-the-first-half-of-the-resolution-h (accessed 2026-10-17).