To recommit the government of canal zone bill H.R. 12316, to the committee on interstate and foreign commerce. (p. 348-2)

On Jan 5, 1910, the House voted 104–126 (HR 12316). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 10–120, Democrats 94–6. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 16 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: 104
No: 126
Did not vote: 172
Date: Jan 5, 1910

By party

Democrats94 yes · 6 no · 80 didn’t vote
Republicans10 yes · 120 no · 92 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Charles Adamson D-GA voted no
Henry A. Barnhart D-IN voted no
Samuel Walker Mccall R-MA voted yes
Washington Gardner R-MI voted yes
Joseph Warren Keifer R-OH voted yes
Adna Romulus Johnson R-OH voted yes
William Graves Sharp D-OH voted no
David Adams Hollingsworth R-OH voted yes
Joseph Hampton Moore R-PA voted yes
William Walker Foulkrod R-PA voted yes
Daniel Franklin Lafean R-PA voted yes
Jonathan Nicholas Langham R-PA voted yes
William Harrison Graham R-PA voted yes
Gordon James Russell D-TX voted no
Oscar William Gillespie D-TX voted no
Carter Glass D-VA 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 recommit the government of canal zone…: House Vote, Jan 5, 1910,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-H-38/to-recommit-the-government-of-canal-zone-bill-h (accessed 2026-10-17).