To table H.R. 20310, (app. 4-22-08, 35 stat. L. 65), a bill relating to the liability of common carriers to their employees in certain cases; which amendment PR

On Apr 9, 1908, the Senate voted 36–21 (HR 20310). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 27–15, Democrats 10–6. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 members voted against their own party.

During the 60th Congress (1907–1908), Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 36
No: 21
Did not vote: 37
Date: Apr 9, 1908

By party

Democrats10 yes · 6 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans27 yes · 15 no · 21 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
James Paul Clarke D-AR voted no
Frank Putnam Flint R-CA voted no
Simon Guggenheim R-CO voted no
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL voted no
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN voted no
James Bennett Mccreary D-KY voted no
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted no
Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS voted no
Hernando De Soto Money D-MS voted no
Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT voted no
Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE voted no
Norris Brown R-NE voted no
Frank Obadiah Briggs R-NJ voted no
Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR voted no
Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
Isaac Stephenson R-WI 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 table H.R. 20310, (app. 4-22-08, 35 stat…: Senate Vote, Apr 9, 1908,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-S-15/to-table-h-r-20310-app-4-22-08 (accessed 2026-10-16).