To agree to the first division of amendment to H.R. 17865, (app. 3-3-05, 33 stat. L. 1082), a bill making appropriations for the service of the post office depa

On Mar 1, 1905, the Senate voted 30–31 (HR 17865). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 30–11, Democrats 0–20. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 members voted against their own party.

During the 58th Congress (1903–1904), Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 30
No: 31
Did not vote: 32
Date: Mar 1, 1905

By party

Democrats0 yes · 20 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans30 yes · 11 no · 19 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA voted no
William Boyd Allison R-IA voted no
Chester Isaiah Long R-KS voted no
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
Charles Henry Dietrich R-NE voted no
Joseph Hopkins Millard R-NE voted no
William Morris Stewart R-NV voted no
Charles William Fulton R-OR voted no
Levi Ankeny R-WA voted no

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 agree to the first division of amendment…: Senate Vote, Mar 1, 1905,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/58-S-89/to-agree-to-the-first-division-of-amendment-to (accessed 2026-10-17).