To resolve into committee of the whole to consider claims on private calendar. (p. 3911-2)

On Apr 15, 1898, the House voted 242–23. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 118–23, Democrats 102–0, Others 22–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 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: 242
No: 23
Did not vote: 106
Date: Apr 15, 1898

By party

Democrats102 yes · 0 no · 30 didn’t vote
Republicans118 yes · 23 no · 71 didn’t vote
Others22 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

David Bremner Henderson R-IA voted no
Robert Gordon Cousins R-IA voted no
John Albert Tiffin Hull R-IA voted no
William Peters Hepburn R-IA voted no
Daniel Webster Mills R-IL voted no
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL voted no
Walter Reeves R-IL voted no
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted no
Benjamin Franklin Marsh R-IL voted no
Charles Franklin Sprague R-MA voted no
Roswell Peter Bishop R-MI voted no
Rousseau Owen Crump R-MI voted no
Frank Gay Clarke R-NH voted no
Henry Clay Loudenslager R-NJ voted no
Mahlon Pitney R-NJ voted no
James Fleming Stewart R-NJ voted no
Richard Wayne Parker R-NJ voted no
Denis Michael Hurley R-NY voted no
Israel Frederick Fischer R-NY voted no
Aaron Van Schaick Cochrane R-NY voted no
James Schoolcraft Sherman R-NY voted no
Charles William Gillet R-NY voted no
William Sebring Kirkpatrick R-PA 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 resolve into committee of the whole to…: House Vote, Apr 15, 1898,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/55-H-89/to-resolve-into-committee-of-the-whole-to-consider (accessed 2026-10-17).