To amend H.R. 1, by paying a pension of $30. A month to any honorably discharged civil war veteran, army or naval service, wounded in service by reason thereof

On Mar 29, 1912, the Senate voted 34–29 (HR 1). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 23–13, Democrats 11–19. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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: 34
No: 29
Did not vote: 43
Date: Mar 29, 1912

By party

Democrats11 yes · 19 no · 23 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 13 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN voted yes
John Worth Kern D-IN voted yes
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
Winthrop Murray Crane R-MA voted no
Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME voted yes
Obadiah Gardner D-ME voted yes
Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted yes
Frank Obadiah Briggs R-NJ voted no
James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted yes
George Stuart Nixon R-NV voted no
Elihu Root R-NY voted no
James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted yes
Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH voted no
George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted no
Luke Lea D-TN voted yes
George Sutherland R-UT voted no
Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
Isaac Stephenson R-WI voted no
William Edwin Chilton D-WV voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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