To order the previous question on deciding whether it is in order for a representative to bring up, as a constitutional privilege, H.J. RES. 172, a resolution t

On Mar 17, 1910, the House voted 137–142 (HJR 172). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 137–26, Democrats 0–117. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: 137
No: 142
Did not vote: 122
Date: Mar 17, 1910

By party

Democrats0 yes · 117 no · 63 didn’t vote
Republicans137 yes · 26 no · 59 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Everis Anson Hayes R-CA voted no
Charles Edgar Pickett R-IA voted no
Gilbert Nelson Haugen 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
Edmond Haggard Madison R-KS voted no
Victor Murdock R-KS voted no
Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted no
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted no
Andrew John Volstead R-MN voted no
Clarence Benjamin Miller R-MN voted no
Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
Edmund Howard Hinshaw R-NE voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Moses Pierce Kinkaid R-NE voted no
Charles Newell Fowler R-NJ voted no
Hamilton Fish R-NY voted no
Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
Arthur William Kopp 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 order the previous question on deciding…: House Vote, Mar 17, 1910,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-H-68/to-order-the-previous-question-on-deciding-whether-it (accessed 2026-10-14).