To amend a substitute for S. 6, so that a special committee from the committee on privileges and elections be appointed, said committee will be authorized to ho

On May 29, 1911, the Senate voted 11–55 (SRE 6). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 4–37, Democrats 8–24. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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: 11
No: 55
Did not vote: 36
Date: May 29, 1911

By party

Democrats8 yes · 24 no · 21 didn’t vote
Republicans4 yes · 37 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jeff Davis D-AR voted yes
James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT voted yes
Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted yes
Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted yes
Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted yes
Luke Lea D-TN voted yes
Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
Robert Marion La Follette R-WI 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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