To pass the substitute for H.J. RES. 233.

On Apr 16, 1898, the Senate voted 67–21 (HJR 233). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 24–19, Democrats 31–2, Others 12–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 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: 67
No: 21
Did not vote: 8
Date: Apr 16, 1898

By party

Democrats31 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
Republicans24 yes · 19 no · 3 didn’t vote
Others12 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Stephen Mallory White D-CA voted no
Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
Charles Warren Fairbanks R-IN voted no
Donelson Caffery D-LA voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
George Louis Wellington R-MD voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
James Mcmillan R-MI voted no
Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted no
Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC voted no
William Joyce Sewell R-NJ voted no
Thomas Collier Platt R-NY voted no
Marcus Alonzo (Mark) Hanna R-OH voted no
George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR voted no
George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted no
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted no
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
John Coit Spooner R-WI voted no
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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Capitol Receipts, “To pass the substitute for H.J. RES. 233.: Senate Vote, Apr 16, 1898,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/55-S-246/to-pass-the-substitute-for-h-j-res-233 (accessed 2026-10-17).