To recommit the 13th decennial census H.R. 18364 (36 stat 227, 2/25/1910), amending section 8 of the 1909 census act, to the committee of the whole with instruc

On Feb 2, 1910, the House voted 118–150 (HR 18364). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 9–148, Democrats 111–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 11 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: 118
No: 150
Did not vote: 132
Date: Feb 2, 1910

By party

Democrats111 yes · 2 no · 67 didn’t vote
Republicans9 yes · 148 no · 65 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Elbert Hamilton Hubbard R-IA voted yes
Ralph Wilbur Moss D-IN voted no
Victor Murdock R-KS voted yes
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted yes
Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
John Emory Andrus R-NY voted yes
James Hay D-VA voted no
Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted yes
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted yes
William Joseph Cary 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 recommit the 13th decennial census H.R…: House Vote, Feb 2, 1910,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-H-46/to-recommit-the-13th-decennial-census-h-r-18364 (accessed 2026-10-14).