To amend H.R. 7130, an act to regulate commerce, by making it illegal under provision of this act to issue tickets by any r.r. Co. Or other common carrier for t

On Dec 7, 1898, the House voted 101–123 (HR 7130). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–113, Democrats 76–9, Others 13–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 101
No: 123
Did not vote: 147
Date: Dec 7, 1898

By party

Democrats76 yes · 9 no · 47 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 113 no · 87 didn’t vote
Others13 yes · 1 no · 13 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
Leonidas Felix Livingston D-GA voted no
Thomas Updegraff R-IA voted yes
Alva Lysander Hager R-IA voted yes
James Robert Mann R-IL voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Marsh R-IL voted yes
William Henry Hinrichsen D-IL voted no
James Austin Connolly R-IL voted yes
Case Broderick R-KS voted yes
John Blaisdell Corliss R-MI voted yes
Romulus Zachariah Linney R-NC voted yes
Frank Gay Clarke R-NH voted yes
Edmund Hope Driggs D-NY voted no
George Brinton Mcclellan D-NY voted no
James Albert Norton D-OH voted no
Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH voted yes
William Mcaleer D-PA voted no
William Henry King D-UT voted no
Edward Sauerhering R-WI voted yes
James Henry Davidson R-WI voted yes
John Eugene Osborne D-WY voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 7130, an act to regulate…: House Vote, Dec 7, 1898,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/55-H-147/to-amend-h-r-7130-an-act-to-regulate (accessed 2026-10-16).