To strike out enacting clause in order to defeat H.R. 28436 a bill to further increase the efficiency of the organized militia. (p. 3710-1)

On Feb 28, 1911, the House voted 116–151 (HR 28436). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 6–136, Democrats 112–16. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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: 116
No: 151
Did not vote: 132
Date: Feb 28, 1911

By party

Democrats112 yes · 16 no · 52 didn’t vote
Republicans6 yes · 136 no · 80 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Stanley Hubert Dent Jr. D-AL voted no
Henry De Lamar Clayton D-AL voted no
James Thomas Heflin D-AL voted no
Richmond Pearson Hobson D-AL voted no
Atterson Walden Rucker D-CO voted no
Martin David Foster D-IL voted no
Edgar Dean Crumpacker R-IN voted yes
Philip Pitt Campbell R-KS voted yes
James Campbell Cantrill D-KY voted no
Henry Garland Dupré D-LA voted no
James Albertus Tawney R-MN voted yes
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted yes
William Patterson Borland D-MO voted no
John Humphrey Small D-NC voted no
Edward William Pou D-NC voted no
James Middleton Cox D-OH voted no
Timothy Thomas Ansberry D-OH voted no
David Adams Hollingsworth R-OH voted yes
David Edward Finley D-SC voted no
Joseph Wellington Byrns D-TN voted no
Charles Creighton Carlin D-VA voted no
William Joseph Cary R-WI voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “To strike out enacting clause in order to…: House Vote, Feb 28, 1911,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-H-191/to-strike-out-enacting-clause-in-order-to-defeat (accessed 2026-10-17).