On passage of the commerce court bill H.R. 17536. (p. 6033)

On May 10, 1910, the House voted 201–126 (HR 17536). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 186–0, Democrats 15–126. 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: 201
No: 126
Did not vote: 75
Date: May 10, 1910

By party

Democrats15 yes · 126 no · 39 didn’t vote
Republicans186 yes · 0 no · 36 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Darius Jamieson D-IA voted yes
Claude Kitchin D-NC voted yes
Edward William Pou D-NC voted yes
Robert Newton Page D-NC voted yes
Edwin Yates Webb D-NC voted yes
William Hughes D-NJ voted yes
George Arthur Bartlett D-NV voted yes
James Smith Havens D-NY voted yes
Thomas David Nicholls D-PA voted yes
Gordon James Russell D-TX voted yes
Rufus Hardy D-TX voted yes
Oscar William Gillespie D-TX voted yes
John Nance Garner D-TX voted yes
William Robert Smith D-TX voted yes
Edward Watts Saunders D-VA voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “On passage of the commerce court bill H.R…: House Vote, May 10, 1910,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-H-105/on-passage-of-the-commerce-court-bill-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).