To table motion to refer S. RES. 172, directing the attorney general to inform the Senate, what legal authority exists for the present capitalization of the was

On Mar 16, 1910, the Senate voted 33–30 (SRE 172). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 30–14, Democrats 3–16. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 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: 33
No: 30
Did not vote: 40
Date: Mar 16, 1910

By party

Democrats3 yes · 16 no · 21 didn’t vote
Republicans30 yes · 14 no · 19 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL voted yes
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted no
John Walter Smith D-MD voted yes
Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted no
Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT voted no
Elmer Jacob Burkett R-NE voted no
Norris Brown R-NE voted no
Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH voted no
Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR voted no
Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD voted no
Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted yes
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
Isaac Stephenson R-WI voted no
Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To table motion to refer S. RES. 172…: Senate Vote, Mar 16, 1910,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-S-144/to-table-motion-to-refer-s-res-172-directing (accessed 2026-10-17).