Senate roll call 248 · 61st Congress · Feb 28, 1911
To pass S. J. RES. 134. (p.3638-1)
On Feb 28, 1911, the Senate voted 54–33 (SJR 134). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 33–24, Democrats 22–10. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 34 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
- 54
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Feb 28, 1911
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 10 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans33 yes · 24 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL voted no
- Frank Putnam Flint R-CA voted no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
- Morgan Gardner Bulkeley R-CT voted no
- Harry Alden Richardson R-DE voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- James Piper Taliaferro D-FL voted no
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA voted no
- Joseph Meriwether Terrell D-GA voted no
- Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID voted no
- William Lorimer R-IL voted no
- Murphy James Foster D-LA voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
- Winthrop Murray Crane R-MA voted no
- Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted no
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS voted no
- Le Roy Percy D-MS voted no
- Henry Eben Burnham R-NH voted no
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted no
- John Kean R-NJ voted no
- Chauncey Mitchell Depew R-NY voted no
- Elihu Root R-NY voted no
- Charles William Frederick Dick R-OH voted no
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
- George Tener Oliver R-PA voted no
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted no
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted no
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted no
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted no
- Nathan Bay Scott R-WV voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Jeff Davis D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Simon Guggenheim R-CO
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Lafayette Young R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS
- Thomas Hanson Paynter D-KY
- William O'Connell Bradley R-KY
- John Randolph Thornton D-LA
- Isidor Rayner D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- William Warner R-MO
- Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE
- Norris Brown R-NE
- Frank Obadiah Briggs R-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- George Stuart Nixon R-NV
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD
- James Beriah Frazier D-TN
- Robert Love Taylor D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Joseph Weldon Bailey D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Samuel Henry Piles R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Clarence Wayland Watson D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL
- Frank Putnam Flint R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Morgan Gardner Bulkeley R-CT
- Harry Alden Richardson R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- James Piper Taliaferro D-FL
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- Joseph Meriwether Terrell D-GA
- Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID
- William Lorimer R-IL
- Murphy James Foster D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Winthrop Murray Crane R-MA
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- Le Roy Percy D-MS
- Henry Eben Burnham R-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- John Kean R-NJ
- Chauncey Mitchell Depew R-NY
- Elihu Root R-NY
- Charles William Frederick Dick R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Nathan Bay Scott R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Charles James Hughes Jr. D-CO
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA
- Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA
- Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS
- James Gordon D-MS
- Fountain Land Thompson D-ND
- Martin Nelson Johnson R-ND
- William Edward Purcell D-ND
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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