To pass H. R. 23635 (36 stat. 1087, app. 3/3/1911), a bill amending an act codifying, revising, and amending the laws relating to the judiciary. (p.6415)

On May 14, 1912, the House voted 243–31 (HR 23635). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 168–0, Republicans 76–32, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 32 members voted against their own party.

During the 62nd Congress (1911–1912), William Howard Taft was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes: 243
No: 31
Did not vote: 131
Date: May 14, 1912

By party

Democrats168 yes · 0 no · 69 didn’t vote
Republicans76 yes · 32 no · 61 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

William Dennison Stephens R-CA voted no
Edward Stevens Henry R-CT voted no
Edwin Werter Higgins R-CT voted no
Ebenezer J. Hill R-CT voted no
Martin Barnaby Madden R-IL voted no
James Robert Mann R-IL voted no
John Charles Mckenzie R-IL voted no
James Mckinney R-IL voted no
John Allen Sterling R-IL voted no
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted no
William Brown Mckinley R-IL voted no
George Pelton Lawrence R-MA voted no
Robert Orr Harris R-MA voted no
Joseph Warren Fordney R-MI voted no
Francis Henry Dodds R-MI voted no
Horace Olin Young R-MI voted no
Frank Mellen Nye R-MN voted no
Theron Ephron Catlin R-MO voted no
William John Browning R-NJ voted no
John James Gardner R-NJ voted no
William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted no
George Winthrop Fairchild R-NY voted no
George Roland Malby R-NY voted no
Michael Edward Driscoll R-NY voted no
Sereno Elisha Payne R-NY voted no
Joseph Hampton Moore R-PA voted no
Reuben Osborne Moon R-PA voted no
George Deardorff Mccreary R-PA voted no
Thomas Stalker Butler R-PA voted no
Daniel Franklin Lafean R-PA voted no
John Dalzell R-PA voted no
William Ewart Humphrey R-WA 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 pass H. R. 23635 (36 stat. 1087, app…: House Vote, May 14, 1912,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-H-135/to-pass-h-r-23635-36-stat-1087-app (accessed 2026-10-17).