To table the amendment to H. R. 10301, proposing the execution of existing contracts for transportation of mail by pneumatic tubes and for the extension of such

On May 19, 1900, the Senate voted 32–16 (HR 10301). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 16–16, Democrats 15–3, Others 8–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 56th Congress (1899–1900), William McKinley was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 32
No: 16
Did not vote: 35
Date: May 19, 1900

By party

Democrats15 yes · 3 no · 9 didn’t vote
Republicans16 yes · 16 no · 25 didn’t vote
Others8 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
Richard Rolland Kenney D-DE voted no
Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL voted no
John Henry Gear R-IA voted no
William Ernest Mason R-IL voted no
Donelson Caffery D-LA voted no
George Frisbie Hoar R-MA voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
George Louis Wellington R-MD voted no
Louis Emory Mccomas R-MD voted no
Thomas Henry Carter R-MT voted no
Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND voted no
Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted no
William Eaton Chandler R-NH voted no
George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR voted no
Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
Jonathan Ross R-VT voted no
Redfield Proctor R-VT voted no
John Coit Spooner R-WI 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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Capitol Receipts, “To table the amendment to H. R. 10301…: Senate Vote, May 19, 1900,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/56-S-70/to-table-the-amendment-to-h-r-10301-proposing (accessed 2026-10-16).