To amend the amendment to H. R. 20686 (36 stat. 30, app. 6/25/1910), a bill making appropriations for certain public works on rivers and harbors, by authorizing

On Apr 19, 1910, the Senate voted 44–15 (HR 20686). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 36–7, Democrats 10–8. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 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: 44
No: 15
Did not vote: 42
Date: Apr 19, 1910

By party

Democrats10 yes · 8 no · 22 didn’t vote
Republicans36 yes · 7 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL voted no
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
Weldon Brinton Heyburn R-ID voted no
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted no
Samuel Douglas Mcenery D-LA voted no
Le Roy Percy D-MS voted no
Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
Norris Brown R-NE voted no
Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted no
Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted no
Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD voted no
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend the amendment to H. R. 20686 (36…: Senate Vote, Apr 19, 1910,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-S-153/to-amend-the-amendment-to-h-r-20686-36 (accessed 2026-10-17).