To adjourn for the day due to apparent lack of quorum. (p.5872-2)

On Nov 7, 1913, the House voted 54–34. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 54–8, Republicans 0–28, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 8 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: 54
No: 34
Did not vote: 362
Date: Nov 7, 1913

By party

Democrats54 yes · 8 no · 242 didn’t vote
Republicans0 yes · 28 no · 111 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 8 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Jeremiah Donovan D-CT voted no
Frank Buchanan D-IL voted no
Clyde Howard Tavenner D-IL voted no
Claudius Ulysses Stone D-IL voted no
Hiram Robert Fowler D-IL voted no
Charles Otto Lobeck D-NE voted no
Elsworth Raymond Bathrick D-OH voted no
Robert Emmett Lee D-PA 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 for the day due to apparent lack…: House Vote, Nov 7, 1913,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/63-H-59/to-adjourn-for-the-day-due-to-apparent-lack (accessed 2026-10-17).