Senate roll call 241 · 55th Congress · Apr 15, 1898
To adjourn, a motion made during debate on S.J. RES. 149. (p. 3896)
On Apr 15, 1898, the Senate voted 10–61. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 4–31, Democrats 6–20, Others 0–10. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 10 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
- 10
- No
- 61
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Apr 15, 1898
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 20 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 31 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 10 no · 2 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA voted yes
- William Joseph Deboe R-KY voted yes
- Donelson Caffery D-LA voted yes
- George Louis Wellington R-MD voted yes
- George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR voted yes
- Thomas Battle Turley D-TN voted yes
- William Brimage Bate D-TN voted yes
- Horace Chilton D-TX voted yes
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA voted yes
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA
- William Joseph Deboe R-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- George Louis Wellington R-MD
- George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR
- Thomas Battle Turley D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Edmund Winston Pettus D-AL
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Henry Moore Teller O-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- George Gray D-DE
- Richard Rolland Kenney D-DE
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- John Henry Gear R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Henry Heitfeld O-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- William Ernest Mason R-IL
- Charles Warren Fairbanks R-IN
- Lucien Baker R-KS
- William Alexander Harris O-KS
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- Lee Mantle O-MT
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- William Nathaniel Roach D-ND
- John Mellen Thurston R-NE
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- John Percival Jones O-NV
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- Joseph Benson Foraker R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- John Lowndes Mclaurin D-SC
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew O-SD
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Frank Jenne Cannon O-UT
- Joseph Lafayette Rawlins D-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- George Turner O-WA
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- David Turpie D-IN
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- William Van Amberg Sullivan D-MS
- Marion Butler O-NC
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- Thomas Collier Platt R-NY
- John Sherman R-OH
- Marcus Alonzo (Mark) Hanna R-OH
- Joseph Simon R-OR
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Joseph Haynsworth Earle D-SC
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Jonathan Ross R-VT
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- John Coit Spooner R-WI
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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