To adjourn during debate on H. R. 23669, a bill providing for the disposition of town sites in connection with reclamation projects. (p.1904)

On Jan 22, 1913, the House voted 96–88. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 97–19, Republicans 1–69, Others 0–1. 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: 96
No: 88
Did not vote: 221
Date: Jan 22, 1913

By party

Democrats97 yes · 19 no · 121 didn’t vote
Republicans1 yes · 69 no · 99 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Edward Thomas Taylor D-CO voted no
Thomas Gallagher D-IL voted no
Lynden Evans D-IL voted no
Claudius Ulysses Stone D-IL voted no
Martin David Foster D-IL voted no
William Elijah Cox D-IN voted no
Finly Hutchinson Gray D-IN voted no
William Francis Murray D-MA voted no
Edwin Forrest Sweet D-MI voted no
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys D-MS voted no
John Miller Faison D-NC voted no
Charles Otto Lobeck D-NE voted no
William Edgar Tuttle Jr. D-NJ voted no
James Alphonsus Hamill D-NJ voted no
John Joseph Fitzgerald D-NY voted no
Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
Daniel Franklin Lafean R-PA voted yes
David Edward Finley D-SC voted no
James Luther Slayden D-TX voted no
John M. Hamilton D-WV voted no

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To adjourn during debate on H. R. 23669, a…: House Vote, Jan 22, 1913,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/62-H-221/to-adjourn-during-debate-on-h-r-23669-a (accessed 2026-10-17).