To recede from house amendment and concur with Senate amendment to H.J.RES. 233, thereby recognizing cuba as a republic. (p. 4056)

On Apr 18, 1898, the House voted 146–172 (HJR 233). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–174, Democrats 116–1, Others 22–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 13 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: 146
No: 172
Did not vote: 44
Date: Apr 18, 1898

By party

Democrats116 yes · 1 no · 15 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 174 no · 26 didn’t vote
Others22 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Robert Mann R-IL voted yes
William Lorimer R-IL voted yes
Hugh Reid Belknap R-IL voted yes
George Elon White R-IL voted yes
Vespasian Warner R-IL voted yes
Jehu Baker D-IL voted no
David Grant Colson R-KY voted yes
Martin Nelson Johnson R-ND voted yes
Cyrus Adams Sulloway R-NH voted yes
Jacob Henry Bromwell R-OH voted yes
Seth W. Brown R-OH voted yes
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted yes
Charles Phillips Dorr R-WV 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 recede from house amendment and concur…: House Vote, Apr 18, 1898,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/55-H-92/to-recede-from-house-amendment-and-concur-with-senate (accessed 2026-10-17).