To amend H.R. 12320 by providing that the act limiting the working hours of laborers and mechanics employed upon U.S. Public works shall not apply to alien la

On Jan 26, 1906, the House voted 120–110 (HR 12320). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 119–21, Democrats 1–91. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 120
No: 110
Did not vote: 166
Date: Jan 26, 1906

By party

Democrats1 yes · 91 no · 48 didn’t vote
Republicans119 yes · 21 no · 118 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Mclachlan R-CA voted no
Herschel Millard Hogg R-CO voted no
Franklin Eli Brooks R-CO voted no
Anthony Michalek R-IL voted no
Charles Mcgavin R-IL voted no
William August Rodenberg R-IL voted no
Frank Stoddard Dickson R-IL voted no
Philip Pitt Campbell R-KS voted no
Joseph Bentley Bennett R-KY voted no
Don Calvin Edwards R-KY voted no
Samuel Walker Mccall R-MA voted no
William Stedman Greene R-MA voted no
Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
David Albaugh De Armond D-MO voted yes
Henry Crosby Allen R-NJ voted no
Herman Philip Goebel R-OH voted no
Thomas Henry Dale R-PA voted no
Edmund William Samuel R-PA voted no
William Orlando Smith R-PA voted no
Adin Ballou Capron R-RI voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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