Senate roll call 64 · 60th Congress · Jan 27, 1909
To proceed to consideration of executive business. (p. 1463-2)
On Jan 27, 1909, the Senate voted 40–31. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 35–10, Democrats 5–21. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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
- 40
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jan 27, 1909
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 21 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans35 yes · 10 no · 18 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Simon Guggenheim R-CO voted no
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- James Bennett Mccreary D-KY voted yes
- Isidor Rayner D-MD voted yes
- William Joel Stone D-MO voted yes
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS voted yes
- Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT voted no
- Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE voted no
- Norris Brown R-NE voted no
- Charles William Fulton R-OR voted no
- Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR voted no
- Samuel Henry Piles R-WA voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Putnam Flint R-CA
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Morgan Gardner Bulkeley R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA
- Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID
- Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL
- Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN
- James Alexander Hemenway R-IN
- James Bennett Mccreary D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Isidor Rayner D-MD
- Eugene Hale R-ME
- William Pierce Frye R-ME
- Julius Caesar Burrows R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- William Warner R-MO
- Hernando De Soto Money D-MS
- Thomas Henry Carter R-MT
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry Eben Burnham R-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Frank Obadiah Briggs R-NJ
- John Kean R-NJ
- George Stuart Nixon R-NV
- Charles William Frederick Dick R-OH
- George Peabody Wetmore R-RI
- Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich R-RI
- Alfred Beard Kittredge R-SD
- Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI
- Nathan Bay Scott R-WV
- Stephen Benton Elkins R-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Jeff Davis D-AR
- Henry Moore Teller D-CO
- Simon Guggenheim R-CO
- James Piper Taliaferro D-FL
- William Hall Milton D-FL
- Alexander Stephens Clay D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Thomas Hanson Paynter D-KY
- Murphy James Foster D-LA
- Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE
- Norris Brown R-NE
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles William Fulton R-OR
- Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Frank Boyd Gary D-SC
- James Beriah Frazier D-TN
- Robert Love Taylor D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Joseph Weldon Bailey D-TX
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Samuel Henry Piles R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Did not vote
- Harry Alden Richardson R-DE
- William James Bryan D-FL
- William Boyd Allison R-IA
- Albert Jarvis Hopkins R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Chester Isaiah Long R-KS
- Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA
- Winthrop Murray Crane R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- Anselm Joseph Mclaurin D-MS
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Henry Clay Hansbrough R-ND
- Chauncey Mitchell Depew R-NY
- Thomas Collier Platt R-NY
- Joseph Benson Foraker R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- John Warwick Daniel D-VA
- John Wolcott Stewart R-VT
- Levi Ankeny R-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “To proceed to consideration of executive…: Senate Vote, Jan 27, 1909,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/60-S-64/to-proceed-to-consideration-of-executive-business-p-1463 (accessed 2026-10-17).