To amend H.R. 21214, by eliminating all after the enacting clause and substituting therefor a new section, relating to income taxes and proposing to graduate sa

On Jul 26, 1912, the Senate voted 23–32 (HR 21214). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 20–14, Democrats 4–23. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 18 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: 23
No: 32
Did not vote: 48
Date: Jul 26, 1912

By party

Democrats4 yes · 23 no · 26 didn’t vote
Republicans20 yes · 14 no · 22 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE voted no
Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
William Alden Smith R-MI voted no
Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted yes
Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted no
Frank Obadiah Briggs R-NJ voted no
James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted yes
Elihu Root R-NY voted no
Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted yes
George Sutherland R-UT voted no
Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted no
Isaac Stephenson R-WI 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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