To provide that hereafter the Senate meet daily twelve o'clock. (p.6319-1)

On May 16, 1910, the Senate voted 29–28. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–25, Democrats 15–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 members voted against their own party.

During the 61st Congress (1909–1910), William Howard Taft was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 29
No: 28
Did not vote: 45
Date: May 16, 1910

By party

Democrats15 yes · 3 no · 22 didn’t vote
Republicans15 yes · 25 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Clement Perkins R-CA voted yes
Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA voted no
Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted yes
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted yes
Isidor Rayner D-MD voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted yes
Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted yes
William Alden Smith R-MI voted yes
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT voted yes
Norris Brown R-NE voted yes
Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH voted yes
Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR voted yes
Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD voted yes
Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted no
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA 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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Capitol Receipts, “To provide that hereafter the Senate meet…: Senate Vote, May 16, 1910,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-S-160/to-provide-that-hereafter-the-senate-meet-daily-twelve (accessed 2026-10-17).