To move the previous question on H. RES. 11 to adopt the rules of the h of r of the 60th Congress for the 61st Congress, 1st and extra sessions only, with amend

On Mar 15, 1909, the House voted 180–203 (HRE 11). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 29–187, Democrats 151–16. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 45 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: 180
No: 203
Did not vote: 19
Date: Mar 15, 1909

By party

Democrats151 yes · 16 no · 13 didn’t vote
Republicans29 yes · 187 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Everis Anson Hayes R-CA voted yes
Leonidas Felix Livingston D-GA voted no
William Marcellus Howard D-GA voted no
William Gordon Brantley D-GA voted no
Charles Edgar Pickett R-IA voted yes
Gilbert Nelson Haugen R-IA voted yes
James William Good R-IA voted yes
Nathan Edward Kendall R-IA voted yes
Frank Plowman Woods R-IA voted yes
Elbert Hamilton Hubbard R-IA voted yes
Edmond Haggard Madison R-KS voted yes
Victor Murdock R-KS voted yes
Albert Estopinal D-LA voted no
Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted no
Augustus Peabody Gardner R-MA voted yes
John Austin Keliher D-MA voted no
Joseph Francis O'Connell D-MA voted no
Andrew James Peters D-MA voted no
William Croad Lovering R-MA voted yes
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted yes
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted yes
Andrew John Volstead R-MN voted yes
Halvor Steenerson R-MN voted yes
Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
Edmund Howard Hinshaw R-NE voted yes
George William Norris R-NE voted yes
Moses Pierce Kinkaid R-NE voted yes
Charles Newell Fowler R-NJ voted yes
George Henry Lindsay D-NY voted no
John Joseph Fitzgerald D-NY voted no
Daniel Joseph Riordan D-NY voted no
Henry Mayer Goldfogle D-NY voted no
Charles Vincent Fornes D-NY voted no
Michael Francis Conry D-NY voted no
Francis Burton Harrison D-NY voted no
John Austin Moon D-TN voted no
Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted yes
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted yes
Arthur William Kopp R-WI voted yes
William Joseph Cary R-WI voted yes
James Henry Davidson R-WI voted yes
Gustav Küstermann R-WI voted yes
Elmer Addison Morse R-WI voted yes
Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI 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, “To move the previous question on H. RES. 11…: House Vote, Mar 15, 1909,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-H-4/to-move-the-previous-question-on-h-res-11 (accessed 2026-10-16).