To recess until 2:15 p.m., a motion made during debate on S. 5382. (p. 5802-1)

On May 3, 1912, the Senate voted 17–49. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 0–38, Democrats 17–12. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 12 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: 17
No: 49
Did not vote: 42
Date: May 3, 1912

By party

Democrats17 yes · 12 no · 24 didn’t vote
Republicans0 yes · 38 no · 18 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Paul Clarke D-AR voted no
Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted no
Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN voted no
Thomas Hanson Paynter D-KY voted no
John Randolph Thornton D-LA voted no
Obadiah Gardner D-ME voted no
John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
Le Roy Percy D-MS voted no
Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
George Earle Chamberlain D-OR 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 recess until 2:15 p.m., a motion made…: Senate Vote, May 3, 1912,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-S-147/to-recess-until-2-15-p-m-a-motion (accessed 2026-10-16).