To amend H.R. 27523, (app. 3-3-09), a bill making appropriations for the diplomatic and diplomatic service for year ending 6/30/1909, by providing $400,000, or

On Feb 23, 1909, the Senate voted 47–24 (HR 27523). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 30–18, Democrats 19–6. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 24 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: 47
No: 24
Did not vote: 22
Date: Feb 23, 1909

By party

Democrats19 yes · 6 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans30 yes · 18 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Simon Guggenheim R-CO voted no
Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE voted no
Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA voted no
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN voted no
James Bennett Mccreary D-KY voted no
Murphy James Foster D-LA voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
William Alden Smith R-MI voted no
William Joel Stone D-MO voted no
William Warner R-MO voted no
Hernando De Soto Money D-MS voted no
Thomas Henry Carter R-MT voted no
Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted no
John Kean R-NJ voted no
Chauncey Mitchell Depew R-NY voted no
Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted no
George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted no
George Sutherland R-UT voted no
John Warwick Daniel D-VA voted no
William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted no
Clarence Don Clark R-WY voted no
Francis Emroy Warren R-WY 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 amend H.R. 27523, (app. 3-3-09), a bill…: Senate Vote, Feb 23, 1909,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-S-69/to-amend-h-r-27523-app-3-3-09 (accessed 2026-10-17).