To amend bill H.R. 18750, by providing for the purchase of anchors, cable, chains and similar articles in the open market of a standard and quality to be fixed

On May 17, 1906, the House voted 119–129 (HR 18750). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 118–43, Democrats 1–86. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 44 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: 119
No: 129
Did not vote: 150
Date: May 17, 1906

By party

Democrats1 yes · 86 no · 53 didn’t vote
Republicans118 yes · 43 no · 97 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Russell Knowland R-CA voted no
James Mclachlan R-CA voted no
Robert William Bonynge R-CO voted no
Edward Stevens Henry R-CT voted no
Albert Foster Dawson R-IA voted no
Elbert Hamilton Hubbard R-IA voted no
Burton Lee French R-ID voted no
James Mckinney R-IL voted no
John Allen Sterling R-IL voted no
Elias Selah Holliday R-IN voted no
Frederick Landis R-IN voted no
William Augustus Reeder R-KS voted no
George Gilmore Gilbert D-KY voted yes
George Pelton Lawrence R-MA voted no
Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted no
Rockwood Hoar R-MA voted no
Charles Quincy Tirrell R-MA voted no
Butler Ames R-MA voted no
Augustus Peabody Gardner R-MA voted no
Ernest William Roberts R-MA voted no
John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted no
William Stedman Greene R-MA voted no
Sydney Emanuel Mudd R-MD voted no
Charles Edgar Littlefield R-ME voted no
Frank Ballard Fulkerson R-MO voted no
Marion Edwards Rhodes R-MO voted no
Arthur Phillips Murphy R-MO voted no
John Jay Mccarthy R-NE voted no
Cyrus Adams Sulloway R-NH voted no
Frank Dunklee Currier R-NH voted no
Richard Wayne Parker R-NJ voted no
William Willets Cocks R-NY voted no
Charles Tappan Dunwell R-NY voted no
Charles Blakeslee Law R-NY voted no
George Ernest Waldo R-NY voted no
William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted no
William Stiles Bennet R-NY voted no
Adin Ballou Capron R-RI voted no
Walter Preston Brownlow R-TN voted no
Kittredge Haskins R-VT voted no
Francis Wellington Cushman R-WA voted no
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
William Ewart Humphrey R-WA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper 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 amend bill H.R. 18750, by providing for…: House Vote, May 17, 1906,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/59-H-48/to-amend-bill-h-r-18750-by-providing-for (accessed 2026-10-17).