To table an amendment to bill H.R. 12987, which amendment provides that it shall be unlawful for a common carrier to issue free passes for transportation except

On May 16, 1906, the Senate voted 23–49 (HR 12987). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 23–23, Democrats 0–26. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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: 49
Did not vote: 23
Date: May 16, 1906

By party

Democrats0 yes · 26 no · 8 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 23 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Putnam Flint R-CA voted no
George Clement Perkins R-CA voted no
Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA voted no
Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL voted no
Chester Isaiah Long R-KS voted no
William Pierce Frye R-ME voted no
Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted no
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted no
William Warner R-MO voted no
Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND voted no
Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE voted no
George Stuart Nixon R-NV voted no
Joseph Benson Foraker R-OH voted no
Charles William Fulton R-OR voted no
Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted no
George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted no
Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD voted no
Samuel Henry Piles R-WA voted no
Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
Stephen Benton Elkins 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 table an amendment to bill H.R. 12987…: Senate Vote, May 16, 1906,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/59-S-48/to-table-an-amendment-to-bill-h-r-12987 (accessed 2026-10-17).