To decide the point of order that a quorum is not present, while discussing the amendment to H.R. 15744, no quorum voting. (p. 3933-2)

On Mar 16, 1906, the House voted 78–82. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 78–19, Democrats 0–63. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 59th Congress (1905–1906), Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 78
No: 82
Did not vote: 238
Date: Mar 16, 1906

By party

Democrats0 yes · 63 no · 77 didn’t vote
Republicans78 yes · 19 no · 161 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Everis Anson Hayes R-CA voted no
Howard Malcolm Snapp R-IL voted no
George Washington Prince R-IL voted no
John Crawford Chaney R-IN voted no
Archibald Bard Darragh R-MI voted no
Horace Olin Young R-MI voted no
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted no
Frank Ballard Fulkerson R-MO voted no
Marion Edwards Rhodes R-MO voted no
Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT voted no
John Lauderdale Kennedy R-NE voted no
Moses Pierce Kinkaid R-NE voted no
Benjamin Franklin Howell R-NJ voted no
William Halsted Wiley R-NJ voted no
John Merriman Reynolds R-PA voted no
David Johnson Foster R-VT voted no
Francis Wellington Cushman R-WA voted no
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted no
Webster Everett Brown R-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To decide the point of order that a quorum…: House Vote, Mar 16, 1906,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/59-H-30/to-decide-the-point-of-order-that-a-quorum (accessed 2026-10-17).