To agree to the amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill H. R. 32909 (36 stat. 1363, app. 3/4/1911), which amendment requires that the tariff board shal

On Mar 3, 1911, the Senate voted 40–43 (HR 32909). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 11–43, Democrats 29–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 11 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: 40
No: 43
Did not vote: 20
Date: Mar 3, 1911

By party

Democrats29 yes · 0 no · 11 didn’t vote
Republicans11 yes · 43 no · 9 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge R-IN voted yes
Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted yes
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
Norris Brown R-NE voted yes
Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR voted yes
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes

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 agree to the amendment to the sundry…: Senate Vote, Mar 3, 1911,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/61-S-263/to-agree-to-the-amendment-to-the-sundry-civil (accessed 2026-10-17).