To table the amendment to article VI of treaty, which amendment strikes out all of article VI.

On Apr 1, 1897, the Senate voted 38–24. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 24–4, Democrats 13–13, Others 1–7. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 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: 38
No: 24
Did not vote: 34
Date: Apr 1, 1897

By party

Democrats13 yes · 13 no · 12 didn’t vote
Republicans24 yes · 4 no · 18 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 7 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted no
James Henderson Berry D-AR voted no
James Kimbrough Jones D-AR voted no
Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA voted no
Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA voted no
Lucien Baker R-KS voted no
Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD voted no
Thomas Henry Carter R-MT voted no
William Nathaniel Roach D-ND voted no
William Joyce Sewell R-NJ voted no
Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA voted no
William Brimage Bate D-TN voted no
Horace Chilton D-TX voted no
Roger Quarles Mills D-TX voted no
Joseph Lafayette Rawlins D-UT voted no
Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted no
John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI 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 VI of…: Senate Vote, Apr 1, 1897,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/55-S-16/to-table-the-amendment-to-article-vi-of-treaty (accessed 2026-10-17).