To recommit S. 4639 (36 stat 2348 3/8/1910), concerning tonnage duties on vessels entering otherwise than by sea, to the committee on merchant marine. (p. 2639

On Mar 2, 1910, the House voted 119–160 (S 4639). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 3–157, Democrats 116–3. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 6 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: 119
No: 160
Did not vote: 123
Date: Mar 2, 1910

By party

Democrats116 yes · 3 no · 61 didn’t vote
Republicans3 yes · 157 no · 62 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Clark D-FL voted no
Ralph Wilbur Moss D-IN voted no
John Gill Jr. D-MD voted no
Horace Olin Young R-MI voted yes
Sereno Elisha Payne R-NY voted yes
Elmer Addison Morse 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 S. 4639 (36 stat 2348 3/8/1910)…: House Vote, Mar 2, 1910,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-H-57/to-recommit-s-4639-36-stat-2348-3-8 (accessed 2026-10-15).