To agree to the report of conference committee to H.R. 11019 a bill reducing the duties on wool and manufactures of wool. (p. 3962-2)

On Aug 15, 1911, the Senate voted 38–28 (HR 11019). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 9–35, Democrats 37–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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: 38
No: 28
Did not vote: 28
Date: Aug 15, 1911

By party

Democrats37 yes · 0 no · 16 didn’t vote
Republicans9 yes · 35 no · 12 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Downey Works R-CA voted yes
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted yes
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
Norris Brown R-NE voted yes
Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD voted yes
Miles Poindexter 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 report of conference…: Senate Vote, Aug 15, 1911,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-S-86/to-agree-to-the-report-of-conference-committee-to (accessed 2026-10-17).