To agree to the amendment to S. 6737, which amendment adds a new section, 19a.

On Jun 2, 1910, the Senate voted 33–28 (S 6737). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 15–28, Democrats 22–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 members voted against their own party.

During the 61st Congress (1909–1910), William Howard Taft was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 33
No: 28
Did not vote: 38
Date: Jun 2, 1910

By party

Democrats22 yes · 0 no · 18 didn’t vote
Republicans15 yes · 28 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jonathan Prentiss Dolliver R-IA voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN voted yes
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted yes
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
William Warner R-MO voted yes
Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT voted yes
Norris Brown R-NE voted yes
Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH voted yes
Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR voted yes
Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD voted yes
Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD voted yes
Samuel Henry Piles R-WA voted yes
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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