Senate roll call 242 · 55th Congress · Apr 16, 1898
To amend S.J. RES. 149, by declaring cuba independent, and recognizing the republic of cuba as its true and lawful government. (p. 3988-1)
On Apr 16, 1898, the Senate voted 51–37 (SJR 149). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 11–32, Democrats 28–5, Others 12–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 51
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 8
- Date
- Apr 16, 1898
By party
- Democrats28 yes · 5 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 32 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Others12 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted no
- George Clement Perkins R-CA voted yes
- George Gray D-DE voted no
- William Ernest Mason R-IL voted yes
- Lucien Baker R-KS voted yes
- Donelson Caffery D-LA voted no
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD voted no
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- John Mellen Thurston R-NE voted yes
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted yes
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH voted yes
- Joseph Benson Foraker R-OH voted yes
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA voted yes
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA voted yes
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edmund Winston Pettus D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Stephen Mallory White D-CA
- Henry Moore Teller O-CO
- Richard Rolland Kenney D-DE
- Samuel Pasco D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- Henry Heitfeld O-ID
- William Ernest Mason R-IL
- David Turpie D-IN
- Lucien Baker R-KS
- William Alexander Harris O-KS
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- Lee Mantle O-MT
- Marion Butler O-NC
- 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
- James Smith Jr. D-NJ
- John Percival Jones O-NV
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- Edward Murphy Jr. D-NY
- Joseph Benson Foraker R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- John Lowndes Mclaurin D-SC
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew O-SD
- Thomas Battle Turley D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- Roger Quarles Mills D-TX
- Frank Jenne Cannon O-UT
- Joseph Lafayette Rawlins D-UT
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- George Turner O-WA
- John Lockwood Wilson R-WA
- John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- George Gray D-DE
- John Henry Gear R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Charles Warren Fairbanks R-IN
- William Joseph Deboe R-KY
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- George Louis Wellington R-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- Thomas Collier Platt R-NY
- Marcus Alonzo (Mark) Hanna R-OH
- George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Justin Smith Morrill R-VT
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- John Coit Spooner R-WI
- Charles James Faulkner D-WV
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Edward Cary Walthall D-MS
- James Zachariah George D-MS
- William Van Amberg Sullivan D-MS
- John Sherman R-OH
- Joseph Simon R-OR
- Joseph Haynsworth Earle D-SC
- Isham Green Harris D-TN
- Jonathan Ross R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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