To concur in Senate amendment 2, to H. R. 17595, a bill codifying, revising, and amending the laws relating to the judiciary, which amendment proposes to elimin

On Aug 15, 1912, the House voted 93–99 (HR 17595). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 23–97, Republicans 70–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 93
No: 99
Did not vote: 216
Date: Aug 15, 1912

By party

Democrats23 yes · 97 no · 117 didn’t vote
Republicans70 yes · 2 no · 97 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry De Lamar Clayton D-AL voted yes
John Charles Floyd D-AR voted yes
William Gordon Brantley D-GA voted yes
Nathan Edward Kendall R-IA voted no
Thomas Gallagher D-IL voted yes
Lynden Evans D-IL voted yes
Joseph Swagar Sherley D-KY voted yes
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys D-MS voted yes
Robert Newton Page D-NC voted yes
Thomas Gedney Patten D-NY voted yes
Charles Andrew Talcott D-NY voted yes
Edwin Stewart Underhill D-NY voted yes
Matthew Rombach Denver D-OH voted yes
James Douglass Post D-OH voted yes
William Graves Sharp D-OH voted yes
George White D-OH voted yes
Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
John Richard Farr R-PA voted no
George Francis O'Shaunessy D-RI voted yes
Lemuel Phillips Padgett D-TN voted yes
Robert Turnbull D-VA voted yes
Edward Watts Saunders D-VA voted yes
John William Davis D-WV voted yes
William Gay Brown Jr. D-WV voted yes
John M. Hamilton D-WV 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 concur in Senate amendment 2, to H. R…: House Vote, Aug 15, 1912,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-H-182/to-concur-in-senate-amendment-2-to-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).