To order the previous question on amendment to and passage of H.R. 18642.

On Jan 29, 1912, the House voted 195–116 (HR 18642). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 196–1, Republicans 5–123, Others 2–0. 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: 195
No: 116
Did not vote: 81
Date: Jan 29, 1912

By party

Democrats196 yes · 1 no · 40 didn’t vote
Republicans5 yes · 123 no · 41 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Finly Hutchinson Gray D-IN voted no
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted yes
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted yes
Henry Thomas Helgesen R-ND voted yes
Stanton Warburton R-WA voted yes
John Mandt Nelson 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 order the previous question on amendment…: House Vote, Jan 29, 1912,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-H-65/to-order-the-previous-question-on-amendment-to-and (accessed 2026-10-15).