To amend bill H.R. 12987, by providing that no carrier in interstate commerce shall give free transportation except to its officers or employees, the penalty fo

On May 7, 1906, the Senate voted 38–35 (HR 12987). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 13–36, Democrats 27–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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: 38
No: 35
Did not vote: 19
Date: May 7, 1906

By party

Democrats27 yes · 0 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 36 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA voted yes
Chester Isaiah Long R-KS voted yes
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted yes
Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
William Warner R-MO voted yes
Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE voted yes
George Stuart Nixon R-NV voted yes
Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted yes
Alfred Beard Kittredge R-SD voted yes
Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD voted yes
George Sutherland R-UT voted yes
Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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