To adjourn, during discussion of H. J. RES. 178. (p.2308-2)

On Feb 21, 1912, the House voted 37–174. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 0–138, Republicans 37–34, Others 0–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 34 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: 37
No: 174
Did not vote: 197
Date: Feb 21, 1912

By party

Democrats0 yes · 138 no · 99 didn’t vote
Republicans37 yes · 34 no · 98 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no

Who broke with their party

Julius Kahn R-CA voted no
Everis Anson Hayes R-CA voted no
Charles Augustus Kennedy R-IA voted no
Nathan Edward Kendall R-IA voted no
Frank Plowman Woods R-IA voted no
Martin Barnaby Madden R-IL voted no
Edgar Dean Crumpacker R-IN voted no
Victor Murdock R-KS voted no
Caleb Powers R-KY voted no
Butler Ames R-MA voted no
Augustus Peabody Gardner R-MA voted no
William Walter Wedemeyer R-MI voted no
John M. C. Smith R-MI voted no
Sydney Anderson R-MN voted no
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted no
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted no
Charles Henry Sloan R-NE voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
George Curry R-NM voted no
Edwin Ewing Roberts R-NV voted no
Thomas Wilson Bradley R-NY voted no
Henry Schermerhorn De Forest R-NY voted no
James Samuel Simmons R-NY voted no
Abraham Walter Lafferty R-OR voted no
William Stuart Reyburn R-PA voted no
George Deardorff Mccreary R-PA voted no
John Richard Farr R-PA voted no
Charles Calvin Bowman R-PA voted no
Peter Moore Speer R-PA voted no
William Leroy La Follette R-WA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
John Jacob Esch R-WI voted no
Elmer Addison Morse R-WI voted no
Irvine Luther Lenroot 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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