Senate roll call 96 · 54th Congress · May 25, 1896
To amend H. R. 8293, (29 stat l. 267, 6/8/96), a bill making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for fiscal year ending june 30, 1896, a
On May 25, 1896, the Senate voted 20–25 (HR 8293). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 7–15, Republicans 11–10, Others 4–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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
- 20
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 42
- Date
- May 25, 1896
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 15 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 10 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Others4 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL voted yes
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted yes
- George Clement Perkins R-CA voted no
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO voted no
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
- William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
- Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
- James Mcmillan R-MI voted no
- George Graham Vest D-MO voted yes
- James Zachariah George D-MS voted yes
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH voted no
- David Bennett Hill D-NY voted yes
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted no
- William Brimage Bate D-TN voted yes
- Horace Chilton D-TX voted yes
- Arthur Brown R-UT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Lawrence Pugh D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Fred Thomas Dubois R-ID
- William Alfred Peffer O-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Marion Butler O-NC
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- John Mellen Thurston R-NE
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- David Bennett Hill D-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- John Hipple Mitchell R-OR
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew R-SD
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- Frank Jenne Cannon R-UT
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Henry Moore Teller R-CO
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- John McAuley Palmer D-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Arthur Brown R-UT
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
- William Freeman Vilas D-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
Did not vote
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- George Gray D-DE
- Richard Rolland Kenney D-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Wilkinson Call D-FL
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- John Brown Gordon D-GA
- John Henry Gear R-IA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Daniel Wolsey Voorhees D-IN
- David Turpie D-IN
- Lucien Baker R-KS
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Newton Crain Blanchard D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Charles Hopper Gibson D-MD
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- Lee Mantle R-MT
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- John Percival Jones O-NV
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- Calvin Stewart Brice D-OH
- George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR
- James Donald Cameron R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- John Laurens Manning Irby D-SC
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Watson Carvosso Squire R-WA
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 8293, (29 stat l. 267…: Senate Vote, May 25, 1896,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/54-S-96/to-amend-h-r-8293-29-stat-l-267 (accessed 2026-10-17).