To pass S.J.RES. 78. (p. 2419-1,2)

On Feb 1, 1913, the Senate voted 47–23 (SJR 78). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 19–25, Democrats 32–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 47
No: 23
Did not vote: 32
Date: Feb 1, 1913

By party

Democrats32 yes · 1 no · 20 didn’t vote
Republicans19 yes · 25 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

George Clement Perkins R-CA voted yes
John Downey Works R-CA voted yes
Simon Guggenheim R-CO voted yes
Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE voted yes
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN voted no
Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
Norris Brown R-NE voted yes
Henry Eben Burnham R-NH voted yes
Thomas Benton Catron R-NM voted yes
Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH voted yes
Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
George Peabody Wetmore R-RI voted yes
Robert Jackson Gamble R-SD voted yes
George Sutherland R-UT voted yes
Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted yes
Clarence Don Clark R-WY 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 pass S.J.RES. 78. (p. 2419-1,2): Senate Vote, Feb 1, 1913,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-S-334/to-pass-s-j-res-78-p-2419-1 (accessed 2026-10-17).