To order for previous question on H. RES. 597, a resolution to take up consideration of H.R. 22591, no quorum voting. (p.8716)

On Jul 8, 1912, the House voted 152–25 (HRE 597). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 123–1, Republicans 28–24, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 25 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: 152
No: 25
Did not vote: 231
Date: Jul 8, 1912

By party

Democrats123 yes · 1 no · 113 didn’t vote
Republicans28 yes · 24 no · 117 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Quillin Tilson R-CT voted no
Seaborn Anderson Roddenbery D-GA voted no
Burton Lee French R-ID voted no
Martin Barnaby Madden R-IL voted no
John Charles Mckenzie R-IL voted no
James Mckinney R-IL voted no
John Allen Sterling R-IL voted no
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted no
Victor Murdock R-KS voted no
Samuel Walker Mccall R-MA voted no
Robert Orr Harris R-MA voted no
Samuel William Smith R-MI voted no
Francis Henry Dodds R-MI voted no
Sydney Anderson R-MN voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Henry Gold Danforth R-NY voted no
Nicholas Longworth R-OH voted no
Leonard Paul Howland R-OH voted no
George Deardorff Mccreary R-PA voted no
Thomas Stalker Butler R-PA voted no
George Herbert Utter R-RI voted no
Stanton Warburton R-WA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
John Jacob Esch 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 for previous question on H. RES…: House Vote, Jul 8, 1912,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-H-153/to-order-for-previous-question-on-h-res-597 (accessed 2026-10-16).