To pass S. 252. (p. 188-1)

On Jan 30, 1912, the Senate voted 54–20 (S 252). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 36–9, Democrats 23–12. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 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: 54
No: 20
Did not vote: 29
Date: Jan 30, 1912

By party

Democrats23 yes · 12 no · 18 didn’t vote
Republicans36 yes · 9 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Downey Works R-CA voted no
Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL voted no
Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID voted no
Thomas Hanson Paynter D-KY voted no
John Randolph Thornton D-LA voted no
John Walter Smith D-MD voted no
William Joel Stone D-MO voted no
Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
Henry Eben Burnham R-NH voted no
Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted no
George Stuart Nixon R-NV voted no
James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted no
George Tener Oliver R-PA voted no
George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted no
Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI voted no
Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted no
Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted no
Joseph Weldon Bailey D-TX voted no
Clarence Wayland Watson D-WV voted no
William Edwin Chilton D-WV voted no
Clarence Don Clark R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To pass S. 252. (p. 188-1): Senate Vote, Jan 30, 1912,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-S-104/to-pass-s-252-p-188-1 (accessed 2026-10-14).