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On Feb 7, 1910, the House voted 140–147 (HJR 110). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 38–119, Democrats 102–28. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 66 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: 140
No: 147
Did not vote: 115
Date: Feb 7, 1910

By party

Democrats102 yes · 28 no · 50 didn’t vote
Republicans38 yes · 119 no · 65 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Fellows Englebright R-CA voted yes
Duncan E. Mckinlay R-CA voted yes
Joseph Russell Knowland R-CA voted yes
Julius Kahn R-CA voted yes
James Mclachlan R-CA voted yes
Sylvester Clark Smith R-CA voted yes
Dudley Mays Hughes D-GA voted no
Charles Lafayette Bartlett D-GA voted no
William Marcellus Howard D-GA voted no
Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted no
Charles Augustus Kennedy R-IA voted yes
Albert Foster Dawson R-IA voted yes
Gilbert Nelson Haugen R-IA voted yes
James William Good R-IA voted yes
James Robert Mann R-IL voted yes
James McMahon Graham D-IL voted no
Edmond Haggard Madison R-KS voted yes
Harvey Helm D-KY voted no
Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted yes
Andrew James Peters D-MA voted no
John Kronmiller R-MD voted yes
Joseph Warren Fordney R-MI voted yes
James Albertus Tawney R-MN voted yes
Winfield Scott Hammond D-MN voted no
Andrew John Volstead R-MN voted yes
Joshua Willis Alexander D-MO voted no
William Patterson Borland D-MO voted no
Dorsey William Shackleford D-MO voted no
Arthur Phillips Murphy R-MO voted yes
Charles Nelson Pray R-MT voted yes
Edward William Pou D-NC voted no
Robert Newton Page D-NC voted no
Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
John Arthur Maguire D-NE voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted yes
Moses Pierce Kinkaid R-NE voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Howell R-NJ voted yes
Richard Wayne Parker R-NJ voted yes
William Sulzer D-NY voted no
Herbert Parsons R-NY voted yes
Francis Burton Harrison D-NY voted no
William Stiles Bennet R-NY voted yes
Edward Livingston Taylor Jr. R-OH voted yes
William Graves Sharp D-OH voted no
Leonard Paul Howland R-OH voted yes
Willis Chatman Hawley R-OR voted yes
Joseph Hampton Moore R-PA voted yes
Irving Price Wanger R-PA voted yes
Thomas David Nicholls D-PA voted no
Daniel Franklin Lafean R-PA voted yes
Alexander Mitchell Palmer D-PA voted no
Jonathan Nicholas Langham R-PA voted yes
Charles Henry Burke R-SD voted yes
Richard Wilson Austin R-TN voted yes
Joseph Wellington Byrns D-TN voted no
Lemuel Phillips Padgett D-TN voted no
Thetus Willrette Sims D-TN voted no
Albert Sidney Burleson D-TX voted no
Oscar William Gillespie D-TX voted no
John Hall Stephens D-TX voted no
James Luther Slayden D-TX voted no
Joseph Howell R-UT voted yes
William Atkinson Jones D-VA voted no
James Hay D-VA voted no
William Ewart Humphrey R-WA voted yes
Frank Wheeler Mondell R-WY 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 deciding the question, during debate on…: House Vote, Feb 7, 1910,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-H-47/on-deciding-the-question-during-debate-on-the-resolution (accessed 2026-10-15).