On passage of bill H. R. 7207 (38 stat. 242, 12/19/1913), granting the city and county of san francisco certain rights of way in, over and thru certain public l

On Sep 3, 1913, the House voted 183–43 (HR 7207). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 132–30, Republicans 49–17, Others 6–1, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 47 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: 183
No: 43
Did not vote: 217
Date: Sep 3, 1913

By party

Democrats132 yes · 30 no · 142 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no
Republicans49 yes · 17 no · 73 didn’t vote
Others6 yes · 1 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Augustus Kennedy R-IA voted no
James William Good R-IA voted no
Horace Mann Towner R-IA voted no
William Raymond Green R-IA voted no
George Cromwell Scott R-IA voted no
Martin Barnaby Madden R-IL voted no
Frederick Albert Britten R-IL voted no
Charles Lieb D-IN voted no
William Elijah Cox D-IN voted no
Lincoln Dixon D-IN voted no
Finly Hutchinson Gray D-IN voted no
John Alfred Adair D-IN voted no
George Washington Rauch D-IN voted no
Cyrus Cline D-IN voted no
Robert Young Thomas Jr. D-KY voted no
Arthur Blythe Rouse D-KY voted no
Harvey Helm D-KY voted no
James Walter Elder D-LA voted no
Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted no
Frederick Simpson Deitrick D-MA voted no
John Joseph Mitchell D-MA voted no
Thomas Chandler Thacher D-MA voted no
Asher Crosby Hinds R-ME voted no
Samuel Willard Beakes D-MI voted no
Halvor Steenerson R-MN voted no
Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
Thomas Upton Sisson D-MS voted no
Samuel Andrew Witherspoon D-MS voted no
James William Collier D-MS voted no
Claude Kitchin D-NC voted no
John Miller Faison D-NC voted no
Henry Thomas Helgesen R-ND voted no
John Arthur Maguire D-NE voted no
Charles Henry Sloan R-NE voted no
Eugene Elliott Reed D-NH voted no
George Mcclellan D-NY voted no
Charles Andrew Talcott D-NY voted no
Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH voted no
James Francis Burke R-PA voted no
Charles Hall Dillon R-SD voted no
Charles Henry Burke R-SD voted no
Joe Henry Eagle D-TX voted no
Daniel Edward Garrett D-TX voted no
Michael Edmund Burke D-WI voted no
Michael Kieran Reilly D-WI voted no
John Jacob Esch R-WI voted no
Thomas Frank Konop D-WI 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, “On passage of bill H. R. 7207 (38 stat. 242…: House Vote, Sep 3, 1913,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/63-H-24/on-passage-of-bill-h-r-7207-38-stat (accessed 2026-10-17).