Senate roll call 47 · 59th Congress · May 16, 1906
To amend bill H.R. 12987, by penalizing the giving of free transportation to any member of Congress or any judge or justice of the courts of the U.S. Or any off
On May 16, 1906, the Senate voted 33–42 (HR 12987). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 23–24, Democrats 10–18. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 33 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
- 42
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- May 16, 1906
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 18 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 24 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Henderson Berry D-AR voted yes
- Frank Putnam Flint R-CA voted yes
- George Clement Perkins R-CA voted yes
- Henry Moore Teller D-CO voted yes
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA voted yes
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA voted yes
- Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA voted yes
- Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL voted yes
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted yes
- James Bennett Mccreary D-KY voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- Winthrop Murray Crane R-MA voted yes
- Isidor Rayner D-MD voted yes
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted yes
- William Warner R-MO voted yes
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT voted yes
- William Andrews Clark D-MT voted yes
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND voted yes
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted yes
- John Fairfield Dryden R-NJ voted yes
- George Stuart Nixon R-NV voted yes
- Charles William Fulton R-OR voted yes
- John McDermeid Gearin D-OR voted yes
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
- Alfred Beard Kittredge R-SD voted yes
- Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD voted yes
- Edward Ward Carmack D-TN voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted yes
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted yes
- Samuel Henry Piles R-WA voted yes
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- Frank Putnam Flint R-CA
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Henry Moore Teller D-CO
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA
- Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- James Bennett Mccreary D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Winthrop Murray Crane R-MA
- Isidor Rayner D-MD
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- William Warner R-MO
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- William Andrews Clark D-MT
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- John Fairfield Dryden R-NJ
- George Stuart Nixon R-NV
- Charles William Fulton R-OR
- John McDermeid Gearin D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Alfred Beard Kittredge R-SD
- Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD
- Edward Ward Carmack D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Samuel Henry Piles R-WA
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Edmund Winston Pettus D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- James Frank Allee R-DE
- James Piper Taliaferro D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN
- James Alexander Hemenway R-IN
- Chester Isaiah Long R-KS
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Murphy James Foster D-LA
- Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Russell Alexander Alger R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE
- Joseph Hopkins Millard R-NE
- Henry Eben Burnham R-NH
- John Kean R-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Thomas Collier Platt R-NY
- Charles William Frederick Dick R-OH
- Joseph Benson Foraker R-OH
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Asbury Churchwell Latimer D-SC
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- James Beriah Frazier D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Joseph Weldon Bailey D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Levi Ankeny R-WA
- John Coit Spooner R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Nathan Bay Scott R-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Did not vote
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Thomas MacDonald Patterson D-CO
- Morgan Gardner Bulkeley R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Fred Thomas Dubois D-ID
- Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID
- Alfred Washburn Benson R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Joseph Ralph Burton R-KS
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- Chauncey Mitchell Depew R-NY
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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