To amend the substitute amendment to H.R. 23673, by eliminating the clause which provides that it shall be a criminal offense to dissuade or attempt to dissuade

On Mar 1, 1913, the Senate voted 28–40 (HR 23673). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–27, Democrats 17–13. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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: 28
No: 40
Did not vote: 41
Date: Mar 1, 1913

By party

Democrats17 yes · 13 no · 23 didn’t vote
Republicans11 yes · 27 no · 18 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL voted no
William Marmaduke Kavanaugh D-AR voted no
John Downey Works R-CA voted yes
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL voted no
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted yes
Thomas Hanson Paynter D-KY voted no
Murphy James Foster D-LA voted no
Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME voted no
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
William Joel Stone D-MO voted no
Le Roy Percy D-MS voted no
Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT voted yes
Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted no
Albert Bacon Fall R-NM voted yes
James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted no
Miles Poindexter R-WA 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the substitute amendment to H.R…: Senate Vote, Mar 1, 1913,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-S-387/to-amend-the-substitute-amendment-to-h-r-23673 (accessed 2026-10-17).