To amend H.R. 21969, by limiting a provision of act making it unlawful for any railroad to have any interest in any common carrier by water, to those carriers o

On Aug 9, 1912, the Senate voted 49–18 (HR 21969). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 36–8, Democrats 17–10. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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: 49
No: 18
Did not vote: 38
Date: Aug 9, 1912

By party

Democrats17 yes · 10 no · 26 didn’t vote
Republicans36 yes · 8 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL voted no
William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN voted no
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted no
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted no
James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted no
James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted no
George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD voted no
Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted no
Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
Robert Marion La Follette 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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