To have nomination of charles d. Keyes as agent for the indians of the fort apache agnecy in arizona affirmed. (p. 281, 433, 631)

On Mar 10, 1898, the Senate voted 17–23. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 19–12, Democrats 8–14, Others 1–8. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 17
No: 23
Did not vote: 34
Date: Mar 10, 1898

By party

Democrats8 yes · 14 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans19 yes · 12 no · 15 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 8 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edmund Winston Pettus D-AL voted yes
John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted yes
George Clement Perkins R-CA voted no
Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA voted yes
Donelson Caffery D-LA voted yes
Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA voted yes
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
George Louis Wellington R-MD voted no
Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted no
Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
George Graham Vest D-MO voted yes
Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted no
George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted no
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted no
Roger Quarles Mills D-TX voted yes
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
Charles James Faulkner D-WV voted yes
Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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