To order the previous question on H.R. 10378, (may 31, 1898, 30 stat. 422), a bill making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the pa

On May 26, 1898, the House voted 142–51 (HR 10378). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 116–0, Democrats 23–44, Others 4–8. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 142
No: 51
Did not vote: 176
Date: May 26, 1898

By party

Democrats23 yes · 44 no · 65 didn’t vote
Republicans116 yes · 0 no · 96 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 8 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Philip Doddridge Mcculloch Jr. D-AR voted yes
Thomas Chipman Mcrae D-AR voted yes
Rufus Ezekiel Lester D-GA voted yes
John W. Maddox D-GA voted yes
William Gordon Brantley D-GA voted yes
Charles Kennedy Wheeler D-KY voted yes
John Daniel Clardy D-KY voted yes
David Highbaugh Smith D-KY voted yes
Evan Evans Settle D-KY voted yes
John Francis Fitzgerald D-MA voted yes
Alexander Monroe Dockery D-MO voted yes
William Strother Cowherd D-MO voted yes
Maecenas Eason Benton D-MO voted yes
John Mills Allen D-MS voted yes
John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
Amos Jay Cummings D-NY voted yes
William Sulzer D-NY voted yes
George Brinton Mcclellan D-NY voted yes
John Lewis Brenner D-OH voted yes
Rice Alexander Pierce D-TN voted yes
Thomas Henry Ball D-TX voted yes
Samuel Willis Tucker Lanham D-TX voted yes
Joseph Draper Sayers D-TX voted yes

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 order the previous question on H.R…: House Vote, May 26, 1898,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/55-H-116/to-order-the-previous-question-on-h-r-10378 (accessed 2026-10-17).