Senate roll call 49 · 59th Congress · May 16, 1906
To amend bill H.R. 12987, by providing that it shall be a misdemeanor for a carrier in interstate commerce to issue free transportation to any member of congres
On May 16, 1906, the Senate voted 22–48 (HR 12987). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–29, Democrats 6–19. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 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
- 22
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- May 16, 1906
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 19 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 29 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Frank Putnam Flint R-CA voted yes
- George Clement Perkins R-CA voted yes
- Henry Moore Teller D-CO voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- Morgan Gardner Bulkeley R-CT voted yes
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA voted yes
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA voted yes
- Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL voted yes
- James Alexander Hemenway R-IN voted yes
- Chester Isaiah Long R-KS voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- Eugene Hale R-ME voted yes
- William Warner R-MO voted yes
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS voted yes
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND voted yes
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted yes
- Charles William Fulton R-OR voted yes
- John McDermeid Gearin D-OR voted yes
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted yes
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted yes
- Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD voted yes
- Samuel Henry Piles R-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Putnam Flint R-CA
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Henry Moore Teller D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Morgan Gardner Bulkeley R-CT
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL
- James Alexander Hemenway R-IN
- Chester Isaiah Long R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Warner R-MO
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Charles William Fulton R-OR
- John McDermeid Gearin D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD
- Samuel Henry Piles R-WA
How each senator voted: No
- Edmund Winston Pettus D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- James Frank Allee R-DE
- James Piper Taliaferro D-FL
- Stephen Russell Mallory D-FL
- Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN
- James Bennett Mccreary D-KY
- Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn D-KY
- Murphy James Foster D-LA
- Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Russell Alexander Alger R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- William Andrews Clark D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE
- Joseph Hopkins Millard R-NE
- Henry Eben Burnham R-NH
- John Fairfield Dryden R-NJ
- John Kean R-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- George Stuart Nixon R-NV
- Thomas Collier Platt R-NY
- Charles William Frederick Dick R-OH
- Joseph Benson Foraker R-OH
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Asbury Churchwell Latimer D-SC
- Alfred Beard Kittredge R-SD
- Edward Ward Carmack D-TN
- James Beriah Frazier D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Joseph Weldon Bailey D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Levi Ankeny R-WA
- John Coit Spooner R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Nathan Bay Scott R-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Did not vote
- John Tyler Morgan D-AL
- James Henderson Berry D-AR
- Thomas MacDonald Patterson D-CO
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Fred Thomas Dubois D-ID
- Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID
- Alfred Washburn Benson R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Joseph Ralph Burton R-KS
- Winthrop Murray Crane R-MA
- Arthur Pue Gorman D-MD
- Isidor Rayner D-MD
- William Pinkney Whyte D-MD
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- Chauncey Mitchell Depew R-NY
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- Redfield Proctor R-VT
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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