To concur in an amendment to a finance committee amendment, which amended amendment reduces tariff rate from 2 1/8 to 2 cents per pound on specified forms of le

On May 10, 1909, the Senate voted 37–45 (HR 1438). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–46, Democrats 27–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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: 37
No: 45
Did not vote: 17
Date: May 10, 1909

By party

Democrats27 yes · 2 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans11 yes · 46 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles James Hughes Jr. D-CO voted no
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA voted yes
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN voted yes
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted yes
Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA voted no
Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE voted yes
Norris Brown R-NE voted yes
Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD voted yes
Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD voted yes
Robert Marion La Follette R-WI 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 concur in an amendment to a finance…: Senate Vote, May 10, 1909,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-S-5/to-concur-in-an-amendment-to-a-finance-committee (accessed 2026-10-17).