To recess, during debate on census resolution H.J. RES. 172. (p. 3307)

On Mar 17, 1910, the House voted 142–147. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 142–27, Democrats 0–120. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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: 142
No: 147
Did not vote: 113
Date: Mar 17, 1910

By party

Democrats0 yes · 120 no · 60 didn’t vote
Republicans142 yes · 27 no · 53 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
Nathan Edward Kendall R-IA voted no
Elbert Hamilton Hubbard R-IA voted no
Edmond Haggard Madison R-KS voted no
Victor Murdock R-KS voted no
Augustus Peabody Gardner R-MA 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
Otto Godfrey Foelker R-NY 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
William Joseph Cary R-WI voted no
James Henry Davidson 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 recess, during debate on census…: House Vote, Mar 17, 1910,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-H-70/to-recess-during-debate-on-census-resolution-h-j (accessed 2026-10-15).