Senate roll call 329 · 55th Congress · Jul 6, 1898
To pass H.J. RES. 259. (p. 6712-1)
On Jul 6, 1898, the Senate voted 42–21 (HJR 259). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 38–3, Democrats 7–22, Others 7–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- 42
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Jul 6, 1898
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 22 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans38 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Others7 yes · 3 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Edmund Winston Pettus D-AL voted yes
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted yes
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD voted yes
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS voted yes
- William Van Amberg Sullivan D-MS voted yes
- John Mellen Thurston R-NE voted no
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY voted yes
- John Lowndes Mclaurin D-SC voted yes
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
- John Coit Spooner R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edmund Winston Pettus D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Henry Moore Teller O-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Henry Heitfeld O-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Charles Warren Fairbanks R-IN
- Lucien Baker R-KS
- William Alexander Harris O-KS
- William Joseph Deboe R-KY
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- George Louis Wellington R-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- William Van Amberg Sullivan D-MS
- Lee Mantle O-MT
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Collier Platt R-NY
- Joseph Benson Foraker R-OH
- Marcus Alonzo (Mark) Hanna R-OH
- George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- John Lowndes Mclaurin D-SC
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Frank Jenne Cannon O-UT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- George Turner O-WA
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- David Turpie D-IN
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- John Mellen Thurston R-NE
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- John Percival Jones O-NV
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew O-SD
- Thomas Battle Turley D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- John Coit Spooner R-WI
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
Did not vote
- George Gray D-DE
- Richard Rolland Kenney D-DE
- John Henry Gear R-IA
- William Ernest Mason R-IL
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- Marion Butler O-NC
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- John Sherman R-OH
- Joseph Simon R-OR
- Joseph Haynsworth Earle D-SC
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Joseph Lafayette Rawlins D-UT
- Jonathan Ross R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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