To dispense with further proceedings under the call. (p.15406-2)

On Sep 18, 1914, the House voted 249–76. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 222–1, Republicans 21–75, Others 6–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 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: 249
No: 76
Did not vote: 128
Date: Sep 18, 1914

By party

Democrats222 yes · 1 no · 81 didn’t vote
Republicans21 yes · 75 no · 43 didn’t vote
Others6 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Forrest Curry R-CA voted yes
William Dennison Stephens R-CA voted yes
Martin Barnaby Madden R-IL voted yes
Ira Clifton Copley R-IL voted yes
John Wesley Langley R-KY voted yes
Sydney Anderson R-MN voted yes
Henry Thomas Helgesen R-ND voted yes
Patrick Daniel Norton R-ND voted yes
Elsworth Raymond Bathrick D-OH voted no
George Washington Edmonds R-PA voted yes
John Richard Farr R-PA voted yes
Abraham Lincoln Keister R-PA voted yes
Melville Clyde Kelly R-PA voted yes
Anderson Howell Walters R-PA voted yes
Arthur Ringwalt Rupley R-PA voted yes
Charles Hall Dillon R-SD voted yes
Campbell Bascom Slemp R-VA voted yes
William Leroy La Follette R-WA voted yes
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted yes
William Joseph Cary R-WI voted yes
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted yes
John Jacob Esch 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, Sep 18, 1914,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/63-H-187/to-dispense-with-further-proceedings-under-the-call-p (accessed 2026-10-17).