To amend the public buildings bill, H.R. 28766, (37 stat. 866, 3-4-13), by appropriating $1,750,000 for an armory in the district of columbia, half of which is

On Feb 26, 1913, the Senate voted 35–26 (HR 28766). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 28–5, Democrats 8–21. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 13 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: 35
No: 26
Did not vote: 47
Date: Feb 26, 1913

By party

Democrats8 yes · 21 no · 24 didn’t vote
Republicans28 yes · 5 no · 23 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
William Marmaduke Kavanaugh D-AR voted yes
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
James Henry Brady R-ID voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted no
Thomas Hanson Paynter D-KY voted yes
John Walter Smith D-MD voted yes
George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
Thomas Staples Martin D-VA 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the public buildings bill, H.R…: Senate Vote, Feb 26, 1913,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-S-367/to-amend-the-public-buildings-bill-h-r-28766 (accessed 2026-10-17).