To dispense with further proceedings under the call, so that house could proceed with business of the day, a quorum being present. (p.14336-2)

On Aug 27, 1914, the House voted 226–69. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 205–0, Republicans 20–63, Others 1–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 members voted against their own party.

During the 63rd Congress (1913–1914), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 226
No: 69
Did not vote: 158
Date: Aug 27, 1914

By party

Democrats205 yes · 0 no · 99 didn’t vote
Republicans20 yes · 63 no · 56 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 6 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Forrest Curry R-CA voted yes
James Robert Mann R-IL voted yes
Samuel William Smith R-MI voted yes
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted yes
George Ross Smith R-MN voted yes
Henry Thomas Helgesen R-ND voted yes
Patrick Daniel Norton R-ND voted yes
Silas Reynolds Barton R-NE voted yes
Sereno Elisha Payne R-NY voted yes
Dick Thompson Morgan R-OK voted yes
Nicholas John Sinnott R-OR voted yes
Abraham Lincoln Keister R-PA voted yes
Melville Clyde Kelly R-PA voted yes
James Francis Burke R-PA voted yes
Arthur Ringwalt Rupley R-PA voted yes
Charles Henry Burke R-SD voted yes
Sam Riley Sells R-TN voted yes
Campbell Bascom Slemp R-VA voted yes
William Leroy La Follette R-WA voted yes
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted yes

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 dispense with further proceedings under…: House Vote, Aug 27, 1914,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/63-H-184/to-dispense-with-further-proceedings-under-the-call-so (accessed 2026-10-17).