To amend H.R. 6251 (app. Jan. 28, 1898, 30 stat 234), a bill making appropriations for 1898, and for prior years, by having the board of managers of soldiers ho

On Jan 12, 1898, the House voted 74–123 (HR 6251). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 0–103, Democrats 62–18, Others 12–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 members voted against their own party.

During the 55th Congress (1897–1898), William McKinley was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 74
No: 123
Did not vote: 174
Date: Jan 12, 1898

By party

Democrats62 yes · 18 no · 52 didn’t vote
Republicans0 yes · 103 no · 109 didn’t vote
Others12 yes · 2 no · 13 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Philip Doddridge Mcculloch Jr. D-AR voted no
John Sebastian Little D-AR voted no
Thomas Chipman Mcrae D-AR voted no
William Leake Terry D-AR voted no
Hugh Anderson Dinsmore D-AR voted no
Stephen Brundidge Jr. D-AR voted no
Jehu Baker D-IL voted no
Robert Walter Miers D-IN voted no
Adolph Meyer D-LA voted no
Ferdinand D. Brucker D-MI voted no
Thomas Clendinen Catchings D-MS voted no
John Herman George Vehslage D-NY voted no
Amos Jay Cummings D-NY voted no
George Brinton Mcclellan D-NY voted no
Thomas Henry Ball D-TX voted no
Samuel Bronson Cooper D-TX voted no
Robert Emmet Burke D-TX voted no
Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham 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 amend H.R. 6251 (app. Jan. 28, 1898, 30…: House Vote, Jan 12, 1898,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/55-H-43/to-amend-h-r-6251-app-jan-28-1898 (accessed 2026-10-17).