To recommit H. R. 21213 (n.p.) to the committee on ways and means with instructions to report bill back amended so as to eliminate the dutch standard color test

On Mar 15, 1912, the House voted 102–200 (HR 21213). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 1–185, Republicans 106–19, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 62nd Congress (1911–1912), William Howard Taft was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 102
No: 200
Did not vote: 96
Date: Mar 15, 1912

By party

Democrats1 yes · 185 no · 51 didn’t vote
Republicans106 yes · 19 no · 44 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Kent R-CA voted no
John Charles Mckenzie R-IL voted no
George Washington Prince R-IL voted no
Victor Murdock R-KS voted no
Arsène Paulin Pujo D-LA voted yes
Sydney Anderson R-MN voted no
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted no
Frank Mellen Nye R-MN voted no
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted no
Andrew John Volstead R-MN voted no
Halvor Steenerson R-MN voted no
Henry Thomas Helgesen R-ND voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Abraham Walter Lafferty R-OR voted no
Stanton Warburton R-WA voted no
William Leroy La Follette R-WA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson 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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