To table an appeal from the chair's decision made during consideration of the President's veto message on H.R. 18642, which decision ruled that action on the ve

On Aug 14, 1912, the House voted 240–10 (HR 18642). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 153–1, Republicans 86–9, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 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: 240
No: 10
Did not vote: 158
Date: Aug 14, 1912

By party

Democrats153 yes · 1 no · 83 didn’t vote
Republicans86 yes · 9 no · 74 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Gilbert Nelson Haugen R-IA voted no
Daniel Read Anthony Jr. R-KS voted no
Fred Schuyler Jackson R-KS voted no
Sydney Anderson R-MN voted no
Halvor Steenerson R-MN voted no
Henry Thomas Helgesen R-ND voted no
John Joseph Fitzgerald D-NY voted no
Stanton Warburton R-WA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
Elmer Addison Morse 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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