To concur in the amendment to H.R. 8428, which amendment extends plan to pay employees in the department of the interior or per diem to all agents and other emp

On Apr 21, 1898, the Senate voted 33–24 (HR 8428). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 8–19, Democrats 23–3, Others 4–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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: 33
No: 24
Did not vote: 36
Date: Apr 21, 1898

By party

Democrats23 yes · 3 no · 12 didn’t vote
Republicans8 yes · 19 no · 19 didn’t vote
Others4 yes · 3 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edmund Winston Pettus D-AL voted no
George Clement Perkins R-CA voted yes
Stephen Mallory White D-CA voted no
Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted yes
Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted yes
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted yes
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted yes
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
William Nathaniel Roach D-ND voted no
William Joyce Sewell R-NJ voted yes
Redfield Proctor R-VT voted yes

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 concur in the amendment to H.R. 8428…: Senate Vote, Apr 21, 1898,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/55-S-253/to-concur-in-the-amendment-to-h-r-8428 (accessed 2026-10-17).