Senate roll call 91 · 56th Congress · Dec 13, 1900
To amend the treaty between the United States and great britain to facilitate the construction of a ship canal to connect the atlantic and pacific oceans, by ad
On Dec 13, 1900, the Senate voted 65–17. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 39–10, Democrats 18–6, Others 8–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 members voted against their own party.
During the 56th Congress (1899–1900), William McKinley was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 65
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Dec 13, 1900
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 6 no · 3 didn’t vote
- Republicans39 yes · 10 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Others8 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL voted no
- Thomas Robert Bard R-CA voted no
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO voted no
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT voted no
- William Ernest Mason R-IL voted no
- Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN voted no
- William Lindsay D-KY voted no
- Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA voted no
- George Louis Wellington R-MD voted no
- William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS voted no
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND voted no
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted no
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted no
- Joseph Lafayette Rawlins D-UT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Edmund Winston Pettus D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- James Kimbrough Jones D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Henry Moore Teller O-CO
- Joseph Roswell Hawley R-CT
- Richard Rolland Kenney D-DE
- James Piper Taliaferro D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- George Laird Shoup R-ID
- Henry Heitfeld O-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Charles Warren Fairbanks R-IN
- Lucien Baker R-KS
- William Alexander Harris O-KS
- William Joseph Deboe R-KY
- George Frisbie Hoar R-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Louis Emory Mccomas R-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- James Mcmillan R-MI
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Charles Arnette Towne D-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Francis Marion Cockrell D-MO
- George Graham Vest D-MO
- William Van Amberg Sullivan D-MS
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Jeter Connelly Pritchard R-NC
- Marion Butler O-NC
- John Mellen Thurston R-NE
- William Vincent Allen O-NE
- William Eaton Chandler R-NH
- John Kean R-NJ
- William Joyce Sewell R-NJ
- Chauncey Mitchell Depew R-NY
- Thomas Collier Platt R-NY
- Joseph Benson Foraker R-OH
- Marcus Alonzo (Mark) Hanna R-OH
- George Wycliffe Mcbride R-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- John Lowndes Mclaurin D-SC
- James Henderson Kyle O-SD
- Richard Franklin Pettigrew O-SD
- Thomas Battle Turley D-TN
- William Brimage Bate D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Addison Gardner Foster R-WA
- George Turner O-WA
- John Coit Spooner R-WI
- Joseph Very Quarles R-WI
- Nathan Bay Scott R-WV
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- Thomas Robert Bard R-CA
- Edward Oliver Wolcott R-CO
- Orville Hitchcock Platt R-CT
- William Ernest Mason R-IL
- Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN
- William Lindsay D-KY
- Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA
- George Louis Wellington R-MD
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Morris Stewart O-NV
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Joseph Lafayette Rawlins D-UT
Did not vote
- John Henry Gear R-IA
- Donelson Caffery D-LA
- Cushman Kellogg Davis R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- William Andrews Clark D-MT
- Monroe Leland Hayward R-NE
- John Percival Jones O-NV
- Joseph Simon R-OR
- Matthew Stanley Quay R-PA
- Horace Chilton D-TX
- Thomas Kearns R-UT
- Jonathan Ross R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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