To agree to the conference report on bill S. 5133, (34, stat 935, 3-4-07), promoting the safety of employees and travelers on railroads by limiting the hours of

On Mar 3, 1907, the Senate voted 23–37 (S 5133). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 23–18, Democrats 1–21. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 59th Congress (1905–1906), Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 23
No: 37
Did not vote: 32
Date: Mar 3, 1907

By party

Democrats1 yes · 21 no · 12 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 18 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL voted no
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted no
William Alden Smith R-MI voted no
William Warner R-MO voted no
William Andrews Clark D-MT voted yes
Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND voted no
Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE voted no
George Stuart Nixon R-NV voted no
Charles William Fulton R-OR voted no
Frederick William Mulkey R-OR voted no
George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted no
Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD voted no
George Sutherland R-UT voted no
Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
Samuel Henry Piles R-WA voted no
Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
Nathan Bay Scott R-WV 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 conference report on bill S…: Senate Vote, Mar 3, 1907,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/59-S-124/to-agree-to-the-conference-report-on-bill-s (accessed 2026-10-17).