To have the house resolve itself into the committee of the whole on the state of the union in order to further consider the 1911 sundry civil appropriation bill

On May 23, 1910, the House voted 229–19 (HR 25552). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 128–14, Democrats 102–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 19 members voted against their own party.

During the 61st Congress (1909–1910), William Howard Taft was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 229
No: 19
Did not vote: 153
Date: May 23, 1910

By party

Democrats102 yes · 5 no · 73 didn’t vote
Republicans128 yes · 14 no · 80 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Julius Kahn R-CA voted no
Everis Anson Hayes R-CA voted no
Thomas Gallagher D-IL voted no
Philip Pitt Campbell R-KS voted no
George Alexander Pearre R-MD voted no
Samuel William Smith R-MI voted no
Francis Henry Dodds R-MI voted no
Frank Mellen Nye R-MN voted no
Clarence Benjamin Miller R-MN voted no
William Patterson Borland D-MO voted no
William Halsted Wiley R-NJ voted no
Jacob Van Vechten Olcott R-NY voted no
James Middleton Cox D-OH voted no
Joseph Hampton Moore R-PA voted no
John Hoover Rothermel D-PA voted no
Charles Clarence Pratt R-PA voted no
Charles Creighton Carlin D-VA voted no
William Joseph Cary R-WI voted no
Elmer Addison Morse R-WI voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To have the house resolve itself into the…: House Vote, May 23, 1910,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-H-112/to-have-the-house-resolve-itself-into-the-committee (accessed 2026-10-17).