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On Jan 19, 1899, the House voted 79–143. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 79–25, Democrats 0–98, Others 0–20. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 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: 79
No: 143
Did not vote: 149
Date: Jan 19, 1899

By party

Democrats0 yes · 98 no · 34 didn’t vote
Republicans79 yes · 25 no · 108 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 20 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edward Stevens Henry R-CT voted no
Nehemiah Day Sperry R-CT voted no
Charles Addison Russell R-CT voted no
Ebenezer J. Hill R-CT voted no
Samuel Mercer Clark R-IA voted no
Walter Reeves R-IL voted no
Charles Curtis R-KS voted no
George Pelton Lawrence R-MA voted no
George Warren Weymouth R-MA voted no
Samuel Walker Mccall R-MA voted no
Charles Franklin Sprague R-MA voted no
William Stedman Greene R-MA voted no
David Henry Mercer R-NE voted no
John James Gardner R-NJ voted no
Israel Frederick Fischer R-NY voted no
Charles Goodwin Bennett R-NY voted no
Lemuel Ely Quigg R-NY voted no
William Lukens Ward R-NY voted no
John Henry Ketcham R-NY voted no
George Newell Southwick R-NY voted no
James Schoolcraft Sherman R-NY voted no
Samuel Arza Davenport R-PA voted no
Robert Bradley Hawley R-TX voted no
Horace Henry Powers R-VT voted no
John James Jenkins R-WI 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 order the previous question on H.R…: House Vote, Jan 19, 1899,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/55-H-158/to-order-the-previous-question-on-h-r-11186 (accessed 2026-10-17).