To pass H.R. 10100, (june 13, 1898, 30 stat 448) a bill providing ways and means to meet war expenditure. (p. 4263)

On Apr 29, 1898, the House voted 181–131 (HR 10100). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 174–2, Democrats 6–105, Others 1–25. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 8 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: 181
No: 131
Did not vote: 58
Date: Apr 29, 1898

By party

Democrats6 yes · 105 no · 21 didn’t vote
Republicans174 yes · 2 no · 36 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 25 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Wheeler D-AL voted yes
John Francis Fitzgerald D-MA voted yes
Romulus Zachariah Linney R-NC voted no
Edmund Hope Driggs D-NY voted yes
Amos Jay Cummings D-NY voted yes
George Brinton Mcclellan D-NY voted yes
William Mcaleer D-PA voted yes
Robert Taylor Thorp R-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 pass H.R. 10100, (june 13, 1898, 30 stat…: House Vote, Apr 29, 1898,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/55-H-105/to-pass-h-r-10100-june-13-1898-30 (accessed 2026-10-17).