To table the amendment to article i of treaty, which amendment inserts after phrase "continue in force" the phrase "nor shall any claim against any state of the

On Apr 1, 1897, the Senate voted 24–40. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 17–14, Democrats 6–19, Others 1–7. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 24
No: 40
Did not vote: 32
Date: Apr 1, 1897

By party

Democrats6 yes · 19 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans17 yes · 14 no · 15 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 7 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Clement Perkins R-CA voted no
George Gray D-DE voted yes
David Turpie D-IN voted yes
Lucien Baker R-KS voted no
William Lindsay D-KY voted yes
Donelson Caffery D-LA voted yes
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
George Louis Wellington R-MD voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted no
Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
George Graham Vest D-MO voted yes
Thomas Henry Carter R-MT voted no
Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND voted no
William Eaton Chandler R-NH voted no
James Smith Jr. D-NJ voted yes
Joseph Benson Foraker R-OH voted no
Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA voted no
John Coit Spooner R-WI voted no
Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To table the amendment to article i of…: Senate Vote, Apr 1, 1897,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/55-S-14/to-table-the-amendment-to-article-i-of-treaty (accessed 2026-10-17).