To decide if judge archbald is guilty or not guilty as charged in article 11 of impeachment, of unlawfully accepting money in excess of $500.00 from attorneys p

On Jan 13, 1913, the Senate voted 11–51. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 7–32, Democrats 4–19. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 11 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: 51
Did not vote: 47
Date: Jan 13, 1913

By party

Democrats4 yes · 19 no · 30 didn’t vote
Republicans7 yes · 32 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
Kirtland Irving Perky D-ID voted yes
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted yes
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT voted yes
Norris Brown R-NE voted yes
Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted yes
Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR voted yes
Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI 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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