To agree to an amendment to bill H.R. 15434, which amendment provides that a defendant, pending appellate proceeding, may be released on bail or on his own reco

On Feb 4, 1907, the Senate voted 33–21 (HR 15434). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 31–3, Democrats 2–19. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 5 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: 33
No: 21
Did not vote: 40
Date: Feb 4, 1907

By party

Democrats2 yes · 19 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans31 yes · 3 no · 27 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edmund Winston Pettus D-AL voted yes
John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted yes
Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE 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 agree to an amendment to bill H.R. 15434…: Senate Vote, Feb 4, 1907,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/59-S-101/to-agree-to-an-amendment-to-bill-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).