To concur in an amendment to H.R. 26680, which amendment fixes the salary of g.h. Carter, clerk to committee on printing, at $3,000. (p. 1545-1,1612-1)

On Jan 16, 1913, the Senate voted 31–30 (HR 26680). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 29–5, Democrats 2–25. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 7 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: 31
No: 30
Did not vote: 48
Date: Jan 16, 1913

By party

Democrats2 yes · 25 no · 26 didn’t vote
Republicans29 yes · 5 no · 22 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Downey Works R-CA voted no
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted no
Murphy James Foster D-LA voted yes
Miles Poindexter R-WA 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 concur in an amendment to H.R. 26680…: Senate Vote, Jan 16, 1913,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-S-312/to-concur-in-an-amendment-to-h-r-26680 (accessed 2026-10-17).