To adjourn for lack of quorum. (p.57-1,2)

On Dec 6, 1911, the House voted 152–116. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 151–5, Republicans 1–110, Others 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 6 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: 116
Did not vote: 140
Date: Dec 6, 1911

By party

Democrats151 yes · 5 no · 81 didn’t vote
Republicans1 yes · 110 no · 58 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Claudius Ulysses Stone D-IL voted no
John Alden Thayer D-MA voted no
Augustus Peabody Gardner R-MA voted yes
Walter Lewis Hensley D-MO voted no
Thomas Lewis Rubey D-MO voted no
Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS 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 adjourn for lack of quorum. (p.57-1,2): House Vote, Dec 6, 1911,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-H-50/to-adjourn-for-lack-of-quorum-p-57-1 (accessed 2026-10-17).