President William Taft Record on Roll Call Votes in 61st House of Representatives

ON PASSAGE OF THE BILL CREATING A TARIFF, H.R. 1438. SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO PASS H.J. RES. 45 (36 STAT 182, 4/23/1909) MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR CERTAIN EXPENSES OF THE 1ST SESSION OF THE 61ST CONGRESS. SEE VOTEVIEW.

ON ADOPTION OF S.J. RES. 33 (36 STAT 182, 6/25/1909), PERMITTING THE SECRETARY OF WAR TO USE ANY OF THE UNEXPENDED BALANCES OF THE RIVER AND HARBOR APPROPRIATIONS HE MAY FEEL NECESSARY IN THE PROSECUTION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE WORK. (P. 3613-1) SEE VOTEVIEW.

ON PASSAGE OF THE CENSUS APPROPRIATION BILL, H.R. 10933, (36 STAT 1, 6/29/1909). (P. 3773-2) SEE VOTEVIEW.

ON ADOPTION OF S.J. RES. 40 (36 STAT 184), PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE U.S., WHICH EMPOWERS CONGRESS TO LAY AND COLLECT TAXES ON INCOMES FROM WHATEVER SOURCE DERIVED WITHOUT APPORTIONMENT AMONG THE SEVERAL STATES, AND WITH SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE TARIFF BILL, H.R. 1438. (P. 4755-1,2) SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO ADOPT CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL, H.R. 11570 (36 STAT 118, 8/5/1909). (P. 4899-2) SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO PASS H.R. 15384 (36 STAT 243, 3/23/1910), THE ARMY APPROPRIATION BILL FOR FISCAL 1911. (P. 506) SEE VOTEVIEW.

ON CONCURRING IN SENATE AMENDMENT #39 TO THE URGENT DEFICIENCIES BILL FOR 1910 H.R. 18282 (36 STAT 202, 2/25/1910), WHICH PROVIDES THAT NO PART OF THE $125,000 APPROPRIATION FOR IMMIGRATION COMMISSION BE USED FOR FIELD WORK, AND THAT NO MEMBER SEE VOTEVIEW.

ON PASSAGE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BILL S. 1864 (36 STAT 238, 3/23/1910), FACILITATING THE USE FOR MANUFACTURING PURPOSES OF SQUARE NO. 328 IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, AS AUTHORIZED BY ACT OF 2/1/1907. (P. 3163, 3165) SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO HAVE THE HOUSE AGREE TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE 1911 LEG. EXEC. AND JUDICIAL APPROPRIATION BILL H.R. 22643 (36 STAT 468, 6/17/1910). (P. 4459-1,2, 4460-1,2) SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO HAVE THE HOUSE RECEDE AND CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATION BILL H.R. 14464 (36 STAT 374, 5/18/1910), WHEREBY THE $17,000 APPROPRIATION FOR PLAYGROUNDS IN THE D. OF C. WAS NOT TO BE PAID WHOLLY OUT OF REVEN SEE VOTEVIEW.

ON PASSAGE OF THE COMMERCE COURT BILL H.R. 17536. (P. 6033) SEE VOTEVIEW.

ON PASSAGE H.R. 22642 (36 STAT 602, 6/23/1910), AUTHORIZING THE SEC. OF THE INTERIOR TO SELL A PORTION OF THE UNALLOTED LANDS IN THE CHEYENNE INIAN RESERVATION IN SOUTH DAKOTA TO THE MILWAUKEE LAND CO. FOR TOWN SITE PURPOSES. (P. 6077) SEE VOTEVIEW.

ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 13517 (36 STAT 1866, 6/25/1910), AUTHORI- ZING A CREDIT IN CERTAIN ACCOUNTS OF THE TREASURY OF THE UNITED STATES. (P. 6253) SEE VOTEVIEW.

ON CONCURRING IN SENATE AMENDMENT WITH AN AMENDMENT TO THE COMMERCE COURTS BILL H.R. 17536 (36 STAT 539, 6/18/1910), CREATING COMMERCE COURTS AND AMENDING THE ACT REGULATING COMMERCE, THE AMENDMENT BEING, THAT THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT AND BE SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO AMEND, BY WAY OF SUBSTITUTE, THE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK BILL S. 5876, BY ESTABLISHING THE SYSTEM UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, AND DIRECTING THE POSTMASTER GENERAL TO PREPARE AND ISSUE STAMPS OF THE NECESSARY DENOMINATIONS FO SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO RECOMMIT THE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK BILL S. 5876, TO THE COMMITTEE ON POST OFFICES AND POST ROADS. (P. 7767) SEE VOTEVIEW.

ON PASSAGE OF THE POSTAL SAVINGS BANK BILL S. 5876. (P. 7765, 7768) SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE HOUSE, AND PASS THE NEGRO FREEDOM JOINT RESOLUTION H.J. RES. 88, CREATING A COMMISSION TO INVESTIGATE AND REPORT ON THE ADVISABILITY OF HOLDING AN EXPOSITION COMMEMORATIVE THE SEMI-CENTENNIAL OF NEGRO FREEDOM. (P. 85 SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO RECEDE FROM DISAGREEMENT AND CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT #76 TO H.R. 25552, WHICH AMENDMENT ELIMINATES PROVISION THEREIN THAT NO MONEY SHALL BE SPENT IN THE PROSECUTION OF ANY ORGANIZATION OR INDIVIDUAL HAVING IN VIEW INCREASING WAGES, SHORTE SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO AMEND H.R. 23377, WHICH PROVIDES TO INCREASE THE SALARY OF CIRCUIT COURT JUDGES FROM $7,000 TO $10,000 PER YEAR. (P. 1450-2) SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO AMEND THE TARIFF BOARD BILL H.R. 32010, BY STRIKING OUT ENACTING CLAUSE OF THE BILL. (P. 1692-2) SEE VOTEVIEW.

ON ADOPTION OF H.J. RES. 213 (36 STAT 1454, 2/15/1911), AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT TO INVITE FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION IN 1915 AT SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. (P. 1755-2) SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO SUSPEND RULES AND PASS BILL, H.R. 32080, PROVIDING FOR THE LEASING OF COAL LANDS IN THE DISTRICT OF ALASKA. (P. 3231-1) SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE BILL H.R. 29360 (36 STAT 1170, 3/4/1911), MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE LEGISLATIVE, EXECUTIVE AND JUDICIAL EXPENSES OF THE GOVERNMENT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 1912. (P. 3589-1, 2462-1, 2463-2) SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO RECEDE FROM ITS DISAGREEMENT TO THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATION BILL FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 1912, H.R. 31856 (36 STAT 966, 3/2/1911), AND CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT 1,2,AND 3 WHICH AMENDMENTS RELATE TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICES, INCR SEE VOTEVIEW.

ON PASSAGE OF THE BILL, S. 10456 (36 STAT 1013, 3/2/1911), TO RESTRAIN THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY FROM RECEIVING BONDS ISSUED TO PROVIDE MONEY FOR THE BUILDING OF THE PANAMA CANAL AS SECURITY FOR THE ISSUE OF CIRCULATING NOTES TO NATIONAL BA SEE VOTEVIEW.

TO SUSPEND RULES AND PASS BILL, H.R. 13474 PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF THE DEBT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND TO PROVIDE FOR PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS. (P. 3824-1) SEE VOTEVIEW.

ON ADOPTION OF CONFERENCE REPORT ON THE GENERAL DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATION BILL H.R. 32957 (36 STAT 1287, 3/4/1911), FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1911 AND PRIOR YEARS. (P. 4325-1, 4330-2) SEE VOTEVIEW.