To concur in Senate amendments, to H.J.RES. 233, which amendments recognize cuba as a independent state and eliminate "republic" from title. (p. 4041)

On Apr 18, 1898, the House voted 178–156 (HJR 233). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 178–14, Democrats 1–120, Others 2–24. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 15 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: 178
No: 156
Did not vote: 32
Date: Apr 18, 1898

By party

Democrats1 yes · 120 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans178 yes · 14 no · 20 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 24 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Eugene Francis Loud R-CA voted no
James Robert Mann R-IL voted no
William Lorimer R-IL voted no
George Elon White R-IL voted no
Vespasian Warner R-IL voted no
Henry Underwood Johnson R-IN voted no
David Grant Colson R-KY voted no
William Walton Kitchin D-NC voted yes
Martin Nelson Johnson R-ND voted no
Cyrus Adams Sulloway R-NH voted no
Rowland Blennerhassett Mahany R-NY voted no
Jacob Henry Bromwell R-OH voted no
Seth W. Brown R-OH voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
Charles Phillips Dorr R-WV 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 concur in Senate amendments, to H.J.RES…: House Vote, Apr 18, 1898,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/55-H-90/to-concur-in-senate-amendments-to-h-j-res (accessed 2026-10-17).