To refer to the committee on finance, H.R. 12812, a bill reducing the duties on the manufacture of cotton, with instructions to make a clerical correction there

On Aug 4, 1911, the Senate voted 38–26 (HR 12812). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 12–26, Democrats 26–2. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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: 38
No: 26
Did not vote: 43
Date: Aug 4, 1911

By party

Democrats26 yes · 2 no · 25 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 26 no · 18 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Downey Works R-CA voted yes
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted yes
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
Joseph Moore Dixon R-MT voted yes
Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
Norris Brown R-NE voted yes
Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR voted yes
Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD voted yes
Miles Poindexter 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 refer to the committee on finance, H.R…: Senate Vote, Aug 4, 1911,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-S-77/to-refer-to-the-committee-on-finance-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).