To pass S. 8033. (p. 3267-2)

On Feb 11, 1913, the Senate voted 74–12 (S 8033). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 40–9, Democrats 35–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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: 74
No: 12
Did not vote: 22
Date: Feb 11, 1913

By party

Democrats35 yes · 3 no · 15 didn’t vote
Republicans40 yes · 9 no · 7 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE voted no
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted no
Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted no
Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted no
Elihu Root R-NY voted no
Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH voted no
Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD voted no
William Robert Webb D-TN 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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Capitol Receipts, “To pass S. 8033. (p. 3267-2): Senate Vote, Feb 11, 1913,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-S-347/to-pass-s-8033-p-3267-2 (accessed 2026-10-16).