To recommit H. RES. 246, to the committee on expenditures and have MR. Michael appear and give testimony before such committee, and that committee report thereo

On Aug 5, 1911, the House voted 132–136 (HRE 246). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–135, Republicans 112–1, Others 2–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 132
No: 136
Did not vote: 140
Date: Aug 5, 1911

By party

Democrats18 yes · 135 no · 84 didn’t vote
Republicans112 yes · 1 no · 56 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Robert Bruce Macon D-AR voted yes
John Andrew Martin D-CO voted yes
Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
Hiram Robert Fowler D-IL voted yes
Finly Hutchinson Gray D-IN voted yes
Martin Andrew Morrison D-IN voted yes
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted no
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys D-MS voted yes
Charles Otto Lobeck D-NE voted yes
Walter Irving Mccoy D-NJ voted yes
Eugene Francis Kinkead D-NJ voted yes
Charles Andrew Talcott D-NY voted yes
William Graves Sharp D-OH voted yes
Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted yes
William Bauchop Wilson D-PA voted yes
Lemuel Phillips Padgett D-TN voted yes
Martin Dies D-TX voted yes
Rufus Hardy D-TX voted yes
James Luther Slayden D-TX 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 recommit H. RES. 246, to the committee on…: House Vote, Aug 5, 1911,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-H-32/to-recommit-h-res-246-to-the-committee-on (accessed 2026-10-16).