To agree to the conference report on H.R. 21969, (c 390-37 stat. L. 560-8-24-12), a bill providing for the opening, maintenance, protection and operation of the

On Aug 16, 1912, the Senate voted 48–18 (HR 21969). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 19–20, Democrats 30–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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: 48
No: 18
Did not vote: 40
Date: Aug 16, 1912

By party

Democrats30 yes · 0 no · 23 didn’t vote
Republicans19 yes · 20 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Clement Perkins R-CA voted yes
John Downey Works R-CA voted yes
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted yes
William O'Connell Bradley R-KY voted yes
Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
William Alden Smith R-MI voted yes
Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
William Alexander Massey R-NV voted yes
Jonathan Bourne Jr. R-OR voted yes
Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD voted yes
Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted yes
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
Robert Marion La Follette R-WI 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 conference report on H.R…: Senate Vote, Aug 16, 1912,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-S-273/to-agree-to-the-conference-report-on-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).