To suspend rules and pass bill, H.R. 13474 providing for the payment of the debt of the district of columbia and to provide for permanent improvements. (p. 382

On Mar 1, 1911, the House voted 87–151 (HR 13474). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 3–117, Republicans 84–35. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 38 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: 87
No: 151
Did not vote: 163
Date: Mar 1, 1911

By party

Democrats3 yes · 117 no · 60 didn’t vote
Republicans84 yes · 35 no · 103 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Russell Knowland R-CA voted no
James William Good R-IA voted no
Nathan Edward Kendall R-IA voted no
William James Moxley R-IL voted no
James Mckinney R-IL voted no
Pleasant Thomas Chapman R-IL voted no
Albert Estopinal D-LA voted yes
Augustus Peabody Gardner R-MA voted no
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted no
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted no
Andrew John Volstead R-MN voted no
Arthur Phillips Murphy R-MO voted no
Edmund Howard Hinshaw R-NE voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
John Joseph Fitzgerald D-NY voted yes
John Emory Andrus R-NY voted no
Hamilton Fish R-NY voted no
William Henry Draper R-NY voted no
Cyrus Durey R-NY voted no
Michael Edward Driscoll R-NY voted no
John Wilbur Dwight R-NY voted no
David Adams Hollingsworth R-OH voted no
Leonard Paul Howland R-OH voted no
George Deardorff Mccreary R-PA voted no
Thomas Stalker Butler R-PA voted no
Nelson Platt Wheeler R-PA voted no
Charles Henry Burke R-SD voted no
Eben Wever Martin R-SD voted no
Albert Sidney Burleson D-TX voted yes
Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
Arthur William Kopp R-WI voted no
William Joseph Cary R-WI voted no
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted no
John Jacob Esch R-WI voted no
Gustav Küstermann R-WI voted no
Elmer Addison Morse R-WI voted no
Irvine Luther Lenroot 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 suspend rules and pass bill, H.R. 13474…: House Vote, Mar 1, 1911,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-H-194/to-suspend-rules-and-pass-bill-h-r-13474 (accessed 2026-10-17).