Senate roll call 29 · 60th Congress · May 6, 1908
To concur in the amendment to S. 4812, which amendment allows boys over 14 to work in mercantile establishments. (p. 5802-1)
On May 6, 1908, the Senate voted 29–27 (S 4812). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 18–22, Democrats 12–5. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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
- 29
- No
- 27
- Did not vote
- 38
- Date
- May 6, 1908
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 5 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 22 no · 23 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Clement Perkins R-CA voted yes
- Morgan Gardner Bulkeley R-CT voted yes
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA voted no
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- James Bennett Mccreary D-KY voted no
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
- William Joel Stone D-MO voted no
- William Warner R-MO voted yes
- Charles William Frederick Dick R-OH voted yes
- Joseph Benson Foraker R-OH voted yes
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted no
- Charles William Fulton R-OR voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
- John Wolcott Stewart R-VT voted yes
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted yes
- Levi Ankeny R-WA voted yes
- Samuel Henry Piles R-WA voted yes
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI voted yes
- Nathan Bay Scott R-WV voted yes
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Henry Moore Teller D-CO
- Morgan Gardner Bulkeley R-CT
- James Piper Taliaferro D-FL
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Thomas Hanson Paynter D-KY
- Murphy James Foster D-LA
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- William Warner R-MO
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Charles William Frederick Dick R-OH
- Joseph Benson Foraker R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles William Fulton R-OR
- Frank Boyd Gary D-SC
- James Beriah Frazier D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- John Wolcott Stewart R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Levi Ankeny R-WA
- Samuel Henry Piles R-WA
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI
- Nathan Bay Scott R-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Putnam Flint R-CA
- Simon Guggenheim R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA
- Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID
- 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
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE
- Norris Brown R-NE
- Henry Eben Burnham R-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- John Kean R-NJ
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Jeff Davis D-AR
- Harry Alden Richardson R-DE
- William Hall Milton D-FL
- William James Bryan D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN
- James Alexander Hemenway R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Chester Isaiah Long R-KS
- Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA
- Isidor Rayner D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Frank Obadiah Briggs R-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- George Stuart Nixon R-NV
- Chauncey Mitchell Depew R-NY
- Thomas Collier Platt R-NY
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Alfred Beard Kittredge R-SD
- Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD
- Robert Love Taylor D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Joseph Weldon Bailey D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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