To amend the bill H.R. 23377, to codify, revise and amend the laws relating to the judiciary, by having house agree to amend the amendment of m. Garrett (tenn.)

On Jan 18, 1911, the House voted 102–165 (HR 23377). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 101–36, Democrats 1–129. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 37 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: 102
No: 165
Did not vote: 135
Date: Jan 18, 1911

By party

Democrats1 yes · 129 no · 50 didn’t vote
Republicans101 yes · 36 no · 85 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Augustus Kennedy R-IA voted no
Albert Foster Dawson R-IA voted no
Charles Edgar Pickett R-IA voted no
James William Good R-IA voted no
Nathan Edward Kendall R-IA voted no
Frank Plowman Woods R-IA voted no
Elbert Hamilton Hubbard R-IA voted no
Pleasant Thomas Chapman R-IL voted no
Edgar Dean Crumpacker R-IN voted no
Daniel Read Anthony Jr. R-KS voted no
Charles Frederick Scott R-KS voted no
Philip Pitt Campbell R-KS voted no
James Monroe Miller R-KS voted no
William Alexander Calderhead R-KS voted no
Edmond Haggard Madison R-KS voted no
George Pelton Lawrence R-MA voted no
John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted no
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted no
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted no
Andrew John Volstead R-MN voted no
Edmund Howard Hinshaw R-NE voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Moses Pierce Kinkaid R-NE voted no
Francis Burton Harrison D-NY voted yes
Michael Edward Driscoll R-NY voted no
Dick Thompson Morgan R-OK voted no
Frank Plumley R-VT voted no
William Wallace Mccredie R-WA voted no
Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
Arthur William Kopp R-WI voted no
William Joseph Cary R-WI voted no
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted no
John Jacob Esch R-WI voted no
Gustav Küstermann R-WI voted no
Elmer Addison Morse R-WI voted no
Irvine Luther Lenroot 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the bill H.R. 23377, to codify…: House Vote, Jan 18, 1911,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-H-143/to-amend-the-bill-h-r-23377-to-codify (accessed 2026-10-17).