On passage of the bill, S. 10456 (36 stat 1013, 3/2/1911), to restrain the secretary of the treasury from receiving bonds issued to provide money for the buildi

On Mar 1, 1911, the House voted 169–135 (S 10456). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 157–17, Democrats 13–118. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 30 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: 169
No: 135
Did not vote: 97
Date: Mar 1, 1911

By party

Democrats13 yes · 118 no · 49 didn’t vote
Republicans157 yes · 17 no · 48 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Lafayette Bartlett D-GA voted yes
Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
James William Good R-IA voted no
Nathan Edward Kendall R-IA voted no
Walter Inglewood Smith R-IA voted no
Daniel Read Anthony Jr. R-KS voted no
Philip Pitt Campbell R-KS voted no
Henry Garland Dupré D-LA voted yes
Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
Arsène Paulin Pujo D-LA voted yes
John Austin Keliher D-MA voted yes
Andrew James Peters D-MA voted yes
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted no
Frank Mellen Nye R-MN voted no
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Hamilton Fish R-NY voted no
James Smith Havens D-NY voted yes
Wyatt Aiken D-SC voted yes
Lemuel Phillips Padgett D-TN voted yes
George Farmer Burgess D-TX voted yes
John Lamb D-VA voted yes
Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
William Joseph Cary R-WI voted no
Elmer Addison Morse R-WI voted no
Joseph Holt Gaines R-WV voted no
Frank Wheeler Mondell R-WY 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, “On passage of the bill, S. 10456 (36 stat…: House Vote, Mar 1, 1911,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-H-193/on-passage-of-the-bill-s-10456-36-stat (accessed 2026-10-17).