To agree to the amendment to H.R. 2196, (app. Mar. 5, 1898, 30 stat 1400), a bill directing the issue of a duplicate of lost check drawn by charles e. MC chesne

On Feb 10, 1898, the House voted 131–13 (HR 2196). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 110–0, Democrats 18–11, Others 3–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 11 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: 131
No: 13
Did not vote: 227
Date: Feb 10, 1898

By party

Democrats18 yes · 11 no · 103 didn’t vote
Republicans110 yes · 0 no · 102 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 2 no · 22 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Rufus Ezekiel Lester D-GA voted no
William Charles Adamson D-GA voted no
William Gordon Brantley D-GA voted no
Andrew Jackson Hunter D-IL voted no
William Walton Kitchin D-NC voted no
Edmund Hope Driggs D-NY voted no
John Lewis Brenner D-OH voted no
David Meekison D-OH voted no
John Austin Moon D-TN voted no
Reese Calhoun De Graffenreid D-TX voted no
John Lamb D-VA 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 agree to the amendment to H.R. 2196…: House Vote, Feb 10, 1898,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/55-H-56/to-agree-to-the-amendment-to-h-r-2196 (accessed 2026-10-17).