To pass H.R. 4412. (p. 3175-1)

On Jul 22, 1911, the Senate voted 53–27 (HR 4412). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 22–28, Democrats 34–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: 53
No: 27
Did not vote: 21
Date: Jul 22, 1911

By party

Democrats34 yes · 4 no · 15 didn’t vote
Republicans22 yes · 28 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Paul Clarke D-AR voted no
George Clement Perkins R-CA voted yes
John Downey Works R-CA voted yes
Simon Guggenheim R-CO voted yes
Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
Harry Alden Richardson R-DE voted yes
Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE voted yes
Shelby Moore Cullom R-IL voted yes
William O'Connell Bradley R-KY voted yes
John Randolph Thornton D-LA voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
Winthrop Murray Crane R-MA voted yes
Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
Norris Brown R-NE voted yes
Frank Obadiah Briggs R-NJ voted yes
George Stuart Nixon R-NV voted yes
Elihu Root R-NY voted yes
Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH voted yes
Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted yes
Joseph Weldon Bailey D-TX voted no
Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
Isaac Stephenson 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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