To pass H.RES. 415, providing for the consideration of H.R. 8819, seeking to remove limitations for the purchases of lands and construction of military posts an

On Dec 11, 1919, the House voted 259–70 (HRE 415). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 133–48, Democrats 124–21, Others 2–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 69 members voted against their own party.

During the 66th Congress (1919–1920), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 259
No: 70
Did not vote: 124
Date: Dec 11, 1919

By party

Democrats124 yes · 21 no · 57 didn’t vote
Republicans133 yes · 48 no · 67 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

George Huddleston D-AL voted no
Richard Patrick Freeman R-CT voted no
Caleb Rodney Layton R-DE voted no
Burton Erwin Sweet R-IA voted no
James William Good R-IA voted no
Christian William Ramseyer R-IA voted no
Cassius Clay Dowell R-IA voted no
Horace Mann Towner R-IA voted no
Lester Jesse Dickinson R-IA voted no
James Robert Mann R-IL voted no
William Warfield Wilson R-IL voted no
William Johnson Graham R-IL voted no
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted no
Thomas Sutler Williams R-IL voted no
Oscar Edward Bland R-IN voted no
Milton Kraus R-IN voted no
Robert Young Thomas Jr. D-KY voted no
Arthur Blythe Rouse D-KY voted no
William Jason Fields D-KY voted no
John Thomas Watkins D-LA voted no
Allen Towner Treadway R-MA voted no
John Jacob Rogers R-MA voted no
George Holden Tinkham R-MA voted no
Joseph Walsh R-MA voted no
Earl Cory Michener R-MI voted no
Louis Convers Cramton R-MI voted no
Frank Douglas Scott R-MI voted no
James Beauchamp (Champ) Clark D-MO voted no
Percy Edwards Quin D-MS voted no
John Morgan Evans D-MT voted no
George Morley Young R-ND voted no
Charles Frank Reavis R-NE voted no
Robert Emory Evans R-NE voted no
William Ezekiel Andrews R-NE voted no
Moses Pierce Kinkaid R-NE voted no
Isaac Bacharach R-NJ voted no
Charles Robley Evans D-NV voted no
Frederick William Rowe R-NY voted no
Reuben Locke Haskell R-NY voted no
Isaac Siegel R-NY voted no
Thomas Byrne Dunn R-NY voted no
Archie Dovell Sanders R-NY voted no
Edwin Darlington Ricketts R-OH voted no
James Thomas Begg R-OH voted no
Henry Ivory Emerson R-OH voted no
Everette Burgess Howard D-OK voted no
William Wirt Hastings D-OK voted no
Charles David Carter D-OK voted no
John William Harreld R-OK voted no
James Vernon Mcclintic D-OK voted no
Willis Chatman Hawley R-OR voted no
Clifton Nesmith Mcarthur R-OR voted no
George Scott Graham R-PA voted no
Louis Thomas Mcfadden R-PA voted no
John Haden Wilson D-PA voted no
Willis James Hulings R-PA voted no
James Francis Byrnes D-SC voted no
Frederick Haskell Dominick D-SC voted no
William Francis Stevenson D-SC voted no
Sam Riley Sells R-TN voted no
Thetus Willrette Sims D-TN voted no
Thomas Lindsay Blanton D-TX voted no
John Marvin Jones D-TX voted no
Schuyler Otis Bland D-VA voted no
Edward Voigt R-WI voted no
John Casimir Kleczka R-WI voted no
David Guy Classon R-WI voted no
Wells Goodykoontz R-WV voted no
Leonard Sidney Echols R-WV 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 pass H.RES. 415, providing for the…: House Vote, Dec 11, 1919,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/66-H-132/to-pass-h-res-415-providing-for-the-consideration (accessed 2026-10-17).