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House recorded vote (55th Congress) · June 15, 1898
HJR259

Recorded vote

TO AMEND H.J.RES. 259 (30 STAT 750, JULY 7, 1898), A RESOLUTION PROVIDING "THAT THE U.S. WILL VIEW AS AN ACT OF HOSTILITY ANY ATTEMPT OF ANY OTHER GOVERNMENT TO TAKE POSSESSION OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS AND THAT…

AmendmentTerritories & states
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The question

The exact motion or nomination the chamber put to a vote.

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The tally

The official yea, nay, present, and not-voting totals.

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The people

Every member's recorded position linked directly to their file.

The official record
  • This vote predates the chambers' digital roll-call records (Senate begins 1989, House 1990). It is reproduced from the official Journals of Congress as compiled by Voteview (UCLA).
The tally

How the vote fell · we worked out this outcome from the vote counts (see sources)

The measure itself

What was on the floor

No separate text document applies to this vote.

Same measure, other votes

Every roll call on HJR259

June 15, 1898 · TO ADOPT H.J.RES. 259 (JULY 7, 1898, 30 STAT … · 209–91 June 20, 1898 · TO ADJOURN, A MOTION MADE DURING CONSIDERATIO… · 15–44 July 6, 1898 · TO AMEND H.J. RES. 259, BY DECLARING THE TREA… · 20–40 July 6, 1898 · TO AMEND H.J. RES. 259, BY REPEALING THE CONT… · 22–41 July 6, 1898 · TO AMEND H.J. RES. 259, BY REQUIRING THE MAJO… · 20–42 July 6, 1898 · TO AMEND H.J. RES. 259, BY REQUIRING THE HAWA… · 20–43 July 6, 1898 · TO AMEND H.J. RES. 259, BY IMPOSING AN EXCISE… · 4–57 July 6, 1898 · TO AMEND H.J. RES. 259, BY ENFRANCHISING ALL … · 16–48 July 6, 1898 · TO AMEND H.J. RES. 259, IN THE NATURE OF A SU… · 17–47 July 6, 1898 · TO PASS H.J. RES. 259. (P. 6712-1) · 42–21
The map

How each state's members voted

In 9 states every member on the roll voted yes; in 17 every one voted no; 18 were split. Each square is a state, placed roughly where it sits on the map. Select a state to see how each of its members voted.

  • All yes
  • All no
  • Split
  • No yes or no vote
  1. Alaska: no member on this roll call
  2. Maine: 0 yes, 3 no
  3. Vermont: 0 yes, 2 no
  4. New Hampshire: 0 yes, 2 no
  5. Washington: 0 yes, 2 no
  6. Idaho: 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  7. Montana: 1 yes, 0 no
  8. North Dakota: 0 yes, 1 no
  9. Minnesota: 0 yes, 7 no
  10. Illinois: 3 yes, 16 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  11. Wisconsin: 0 yes, 10 no
  12. Michigan: 0 yes, 12 no
  13. New York: 2 yes, 29 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  14. Rhode Island: 0 yes, 2 no
  15. Massachusetts: 2 yes, 8 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  16. Oregon: 0 yes, 2 no
  17. Nevada: 0 yes, 1 no
  18. Wyoming: 1 yes, 0 no
  19. South Dakota: 2 yes, 0 no
  20. Iowa: 0 yes, 11 no
  21. Indiana: 4 yes, 6 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  22. Ohio: 2 yes, 16 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  23. Pennsylvania: 1 yes, 23 no, 6 did not vote yes or no
  24. New Jersey: 0 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  25. Connecticut: 0 yes, 4 no
  26. California: 1 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  27. Utah: 1 yes, 0 no
  28. Colorado: 2 yes, 0 no
  29. Nebraska: 2 yes, 2 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  30. Missouri: 10 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  31. Kentucky: 4 yes, 3 no, 4 did not vote yes or no
  32. West Virginia: 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  33. Virginia: 5 yes, 4 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  34. Maryland: 0 yes, 5 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  35. Delaware: 1 yes, 0 no
  36. Arizona: no member on this roll call
  37. New Mexico: no member on this roll call
  38. Kansas: 0 yes, 7 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  39. Arkansas: 6 yes, 0 no
  40. Tennessee: 7 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  41. North Carolina: 5 yes, 4 no
  42. South Carolina: 4 yes, 1 no, 2 did not vote yes or no
  43. District of Columbia: no member on this roll call
  44. Oklahoma: no member on this roll call
  45. Louisiana: 6 yes, 0 no
  46. Mississippi: 4 yes, 1 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  47. Alabama: 6 yes, 2 no, 1 did not vote yes or no
  48. Georgia: 8 yes, 3 no
  49. Hawaii: no member on this roll call
  50. Texas: 9 yes, 1 no, 3 did not vote yes or no
  51. Florida: 2 yes, 0 no

Numbers are yes–no. Members who did not vote, voted present, or were paired are counted in each state's list below.

Delaware 1 yes, 0 no

Idaho 0 yes, 0 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

North Dakota 0 yes, 1 no

Nevada 0 yes, 1 no

New York 2 yes, 29 no, 3 did not vote yes or no

Rhode Island 0 yes, 2 no

Utah 1 yes, 0 no

West Virginia 0 yes, 3 no, 1 did not vote yes or no

Wyoming 1 yes, 0 no

Official records

Every vote, by name — 356 members

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