To amend the tariff bill, H.R. 1438, by placing a duty of 24 cents per bushel on barley of 48 pounds, and on barley malt, 40 cents per bushel of 34 pounds. (p.

On Apr 9, 1909, the House voted 194–186 (HR 1438). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 179–37, Democrats 15–149. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 52 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: 194
No: 186
Did not vote: 22
Date: Apr 9, 1909

By party

Democrats15 yes · 149 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans179 yes · 37 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Lawson Burnett D-AL voted yes
Atterson Walden Rucker D-CO voted yes
Edward Thomas Taylor D-CO voted yes
William Henry Heald R-DE voted no
Martin Barnaby Madden R-IL voted no
James Robert Mann R-IL voted no
William Warfield Wilson R-IL voted no
Martin Andrew Morrison D-IN voted yes
Henry A. Barnhart D-IN voted yes
Albert Estopinal D-LA voted yes
Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted yes
Robert Charles Wickliffe D-LA voted yes
Arsène Paulin Pujo D-LA voted yes
Butler Ames R-MA voted no
Sydney Emanuel Mudd R-MD voted no
Washington Gardner R-MI voted no
Winfield Scott Hammond D-MN voted yes
Arthur Phillips Murphy R-MO voted no
James Polk Latta D-NE voted yes
Richard Wayne Parker R-NJ voted no
Otto Godfrey Foelker R-NY voted no
Charles Blakeslee Law R-NY voted no
Richard Young R-NY voted no
William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted no
Herbert Parsons R-NY voted no
Jacob Van Vechten Olcott R-NY voted no
William Stiles Bennet R-NY voted no
Hamilton Fish R-NY voted no
George Newell Southwick R-NY voted no
George Roland Malby R-NY voted no
Charles Luman Knapp R-NY voted no
Michael Edward Driscoll R-NY voted no
James Breck Perkins R-NY voted no
James Samuel Simmons R-NY voted no
De Alva Stanwood Alexander R-NY voted no
William Ellsworth Tou Velle D-OH voted yes
Matthew Rombach Denver D-OH voted yes
Edward Livingston Taylor Jr. R-OH voted no
William Albert Ashbrook D-OH voted yes
Leonard Paul Howland R-OH voted no
Thomas Stalker Butler R-PA voted no
Irving Price Wanger R-PA voted no
John Merriman Reynolds R-PA voted no
Daniel Franklin Lafean R-PA voted no
Charles Frederick Barclay R-PA voted no
Allen Foster Cooper R-PA voted no
Nelson Platt Wheeler R-PA voted no
John Nance Garner D-TX voted yes
William Pallister Hubbard R-WV voted no
George Cookman Sturgiss R-WV voted no
Harry Chapman Woodyard R-WV voted no
James Anthony Hughes R-WV 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the tariff bill, H.R. 1438, by…: House Vote, Apr 9, 1909,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-H-14/to-amend-the-tariff-bill-h-r-1438-by (accessed 2026-10-17).