To amend H.R. 10100, by imposing a tax of one cent per fifty pounds on mixed flour made from wheat and other grains, to be paid by the manufacturer, packer, re-

On Jun 4, 1898, the Senate voted 41–29 (HR 10100). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 21–16, Democrats 10–14, Others 11–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: 41
No: 29
Did not vote: 24
Date: Jun 4, 1898

By party

Democrats10 yes · 14 no · 14 didn’t vote
Republicans21 yes · 16 no · 9 didn’t vote
Others11 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted yes
James Henderson Berry D-AR voted yes
Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT voted no
Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA voted yes
John Henry Gear R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
William Joseph Deboe R-KY voted no
George Louis Wellington R-MD voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted no
Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO voted yes
Hernando De Soto Money D-MS voted yes
William Nathaniel Roach D-ND voted yes
William Joyce Sewell R-NJ voted no
Marcus Alonzo (Mark) Hanna R-OH voted no
George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted no
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted no
Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted yes
Joseph Lafayette Rawlins D-UT voted yes
Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted yes
Justin Smith Morrill R-VT voted no
John Lendrum Mitchell D-WI voted yes
Clarence Don Clark R-WY 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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