To adopt H. RES. 642, a resolution providing for the consideration of that portion of H. R. 25970, a bill supplying deficiencies in appropriation made during TH

On Aug 6, 1912, the House voted 149–67 (HR 25970). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 136–2, Republicans 13–65, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 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: 149
No: 67
Did not vote: 191
Date: Aug 6, 1912

By party

Democrats136 yes · 2 no · 99 didn’t vote
Republicans13 yes · 65 no · 91 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Kent R-CA voted yes
William Warfield Wilson R-IL voted yes
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted yes
William August Rodenberg R-IL voted yes
Finly Hutchinson Gray D-IN voted no
Fred Schuyler Jackson R-KS voted yes
Samuel Walker Mccall R-MA voted yes
Joseph Warren Fordney R-MI voted yes
Richard Bartholdt R-MO voted yes
Louis Benjamin Hanna R-ND voted yes
William Sulzer D-NY voted no
Henry Schermerhorn De Forest R-NY voted yes
Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH voted yes
Marlin Edgar Olmsted R-PA voted yes
Elmer Addison Morse R-WI voted yes

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 adopt H. RES. 642, a resolution providing…: House Vote, Aug 6, 1912,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-H-172/to-adopt-h-res-642-a-resolution-providing-for (accessed 2026-10-17).