To suspend the rules and pass the bill H. R. 17971, securing uniform grain grading, preventing deceptions in grain and regulating traffic therein. (p.949-1)

On Jan 4, 1915, the House voted 221–17 (HR 17971). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 156–10, Republicans 60–7, Others 5–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 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: 221
No: 17
Did not vote: 215
Date: Jan 4, 1915

By party

Democrats156 yes · 10 no · 138 didn’t vote
Republicans60 yes · 7 no · 72 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 0 no · 4 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Charles Linthicum D-MD voted no
Asher Crosby Hinds R-ME voted no
Frederick Clement Stevens R-MN voted no
Thomas Upton Sisson D-MS voted no
John Humphrey Small D-NC voted no
John Joseph Fitzgerald D-NY voted no
Jefferson Monroe Levy D-NY voted no
George Winthrop Fairchild R-NY voted no
Isaac R. Sherwood D-OH voted no
William Gordon D-OH voted no
William Henry David Murray D-OK voted no
Joseph Hampton Moore R-PA voted no
George Washington Edmonds R-PA voted no
James Washington Logue D-PA voted no
Warren Worth Bailey D-PA voted no
Jacob Johnson R-UT voted no
Albert Johnson R-WA 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 suspend the rules and pass the bill H. R…: House Vote, Jan 4, 1915,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/63-H-231/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-the-bill-h (accessed 2026-10-17).