To decide if judge archbald is guilty or not guilty as charged; in article 6 of impeachment; of corruptly influencing as judge the lehigh valley coal co. And l.

On Jan 13, 1913, the Senate voted 24–45. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–24, Democrats 8–21. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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: 24
No: 45
Did not vote: 40
Date: Jan 13, 1913

By party

Democrats8 yes · 21 no · 24 didn’t vote
Republicans16 yes · 24 no · 16 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
John Downey Works R-CA voted yes
Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted yes
John Randolph Thornton D-LA voted yes
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
William Joel Stone D-MO voted yes
Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
Norris Brown R-NE voted yes
James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted yes
Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted yes
Elihu Root R-NY voted yes
James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted yes
Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH voted yes
Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR voted yes
Reed Smoot R-UT 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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