Senate roll call 96 · 61st Congress · Jun 29, 1909
To amend H. R. 1438, by imposing a duty of 10 cents per pound on tea. (p.3917-2)
On Jun 29, 1909, the Senate voted 18–55 (HR 1438). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–33, Democrats 2–23. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 18
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Jun 29, 1909
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 23 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 33 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Clement Perkins R-CA voted yes
- Morgan Gardner Bulkeley R-CT voted yes
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE voted yes
- Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID voted yes
- William O'Connell Bradley R-KY voted yes
- William Pierce Frye R-ME voted yes
- William Alden Smith R-MI voted yes
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT voted yes
- Henry Eben Burnham R-NH voted yes
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted yes
- George Stuart Nixon R-NV voted yes
- Elihu Root R-NY voted yes
- Charles William Frederick Dick R-OH voted yes
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted yes
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted yes
- Joseph Weldon Bailey D-TX voted yes
- Nathan Bay Scott R-WV voted yes
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Morgan Gardner Bulkeley R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID
- William O'Connell Bradley R-KY
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Henry Eben Burnham R-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- George Stuart Nixon R-NV
- Elihu Root R-NY
- Charles William Frederick Dick R-OH
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Joseph Weldon Bailey D-TX
- Nathan Bay Scott R-WV
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL
- Jeff Davis D-AR
- Frank Putnam Flint R-CA
- Charles James Hughes Jr. D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- William Lorimer R-IL
- Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS
- Murphy James Foster D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Isidor Rayner D-MD
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- William Warner R-MO
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS
- Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Martin Nelson Johnson R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE
- Norris Brown R-NE
- John Kean R-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-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
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD
- Robert Love Taylor D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Simon Guggenheim R-CO
- Harry Alden Richardson R-DE
- James Piper Taliaferro D-FL
- Joseph Meriwether Terrell D-GA
- Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA
- Lafayette Young R-IA
- Thomas Hanson Paynter D-KY
- John Randolph Thornton D-LA
- Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA
- Winthrop Murray Crane R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- James Gordon D-MS
- Le Roy Percy D-MS
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Fountain Land Thompson D-ND
- William Edward Purcell D-ND
- Frank Obadiah Briggs R-NJ
- Chauncey Mitchell Depew R-NY
- Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD
- James Beriah Frazier D-TN
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Samuel Henry Piles R-WA
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI
- Clarence Wayland Watson D-WV
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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