Senate roll call 25 · 60th Congress · Apr 27, 1908
To amend H.R. 20471, by authorizing the President to have constructed four, instead of two, first class battle ships. (p. 5290-2)
On Apr 27, 1908, the Senate voted 23–50 (HR 20471). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 20–34, Democrats 6–19. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 26 members voted against their own party.
During the 60th Congress (1907–1908), Theodore Roosevelt was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 23
- No
- 50
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Apr 27, 1908
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 19 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 34 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Paul Clarke D-AR voted yes
- Frank Putnam Flint R-CA voted yes
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE voted yes
- William Hall Milton D-FL voted yes
- Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL voted yes
- Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN voted yes
- James Bennett Mccreary D-KY voted yes
- Thomas Hanson Paynter D-KY voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- William Alden Smith R-MI voted yes
- William Warner R-MO voted yes
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND voted yes
- Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE voted yes
- Norris Brown R-NE voted yes
- Frank Obadiah Briggs R-NJ voted yes
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted yes
- Charles William Fulton R-OR voted yes
- Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR voted yes
- Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD voted yes
- Robert Love Taylor D-TN voted yes
- George Sutherland R-UT voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
- Levi Ankeny R-WA voted yes
- Samuel Henry Piles R-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Frank Putnam Flint R-CA
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- William Hall Milton D-FL
- Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL
- Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN
- James Bennett Mccreary D-KY
- Thomas Hanson Paynter D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- William Warner R-MO
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE
- Norris Brown R-NE
- Frank Obadiah Briggs R-NJ
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles William Fulton R-OR
- Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR
- Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD
- Robert Love Taylor D-TN
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Levi Ankeny R-WA
- Samuel Henry Piles R-WA
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL
- Jeff Davis D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Henry Moore Teller D-CO
- Simon Guggenheim R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Morgan Gardner Bulkeley R-CT
- Harry Alden Richardson R-DE
- James Piper Taliaferro D-FL
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- James Alexander Hemenway R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Chester Isaiah Long R-KS
- Murphy James Foster D-LA
- Winthrop Murray Crane R-MA
- Isidor Rayner D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry Eben Burnham R-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- 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
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Frank Boyd Gary D-SC
- Alfred Beard Kittredge R-SD
- James Beriah Frazier D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- John Wolcott Stewart R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- William James Bryan D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA
- Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS
- Chauncey Mitchell Depew R-NY
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Joseph Weldon Bailey D-TX
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Nathan Bay Scott R-WV
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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