To amend H.R. 19158, (app. 5-23-08), a bill appropriating money for use of agricultural dept. By increasing the appropriation from $500,000 to $1,000,000 in acc

On May 11, 1908, the Senate voted 36–23 (HR 19158). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 34–13, Democrats 4–10. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: 36
No: 23
Did not vote: 34
Date: May 11, 1908

By party

Democrats4 yes · 10 no · 18 didn’t vote
Republicans34 yes · 13 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL voted yes
Morgan Gardner Bulkeley R-CT voted no
Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Chester Isaiah Long R-KS voted no
James Bennett Mccreary D-KY voted yes
Eugene Hale R-ME voted no
Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI voted no
Henry Eben Burnham R-NH voted no
Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted no
Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted yes
Charles William Frederick Dick R-OH voted no
Joseph Benson Foraker R-OH voted no
Nathan Bay Scott R-WV voted no
Clarence Don Clark R-WY voted no
Francis Emroy Warren R-WY 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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