To proceed with consideration of H.R. 1700, n.p., a bill relative to relief of the estate of warren mitchell.

On Apr 21, 1904, the Senate voted 39–19 (HR 1700). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 22–18, Democrats 18–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 58th Congress (1903–1904), Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 39
No: 19
Did not vote: 34
Date: Apr 21, 1904

By party

Democrats18 yes · 1 no · 14 didn’t vote
Republicans22 yes · 18 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Paul Clarke D-AR voted no
Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE voted no
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL voted no
Chester Isaiah Long R-KS voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted no
Joseph Hopkins Millard R-NE voted no
Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted no
John Fairfield Dryden R-NJ voted no
John Kean R-NJ voted no
Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI voted no
Alfred Beard Kittredge R-SD voted no
Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD voted no
John Coit Spooner R-WI voted no
Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To proceed with consideration of H.R. 1700…: Senate Vote, Apr 21, 1904,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/58-S-35/to-proceed-with-consideration-of-h-r-1700-n (accessed 2026-10-17).