To order previous question on H.RES. 248, requesting the secretary of war to furnish information relative to the awarding of DSM's to officers, men and civilian

On Jan 13, 1920, the House voted 155–174 (HRE 428). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 153–37, Democrats 2–135, Others 0–3. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 39 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: 155
No: 174
Did not vote: 123
Date: Jan 13, 1920

By party

Democrats2 yes · 135 no · 65 didn’t vote
Republicans153 yes · 37 no · 58 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 3 no

Who broke with their party

John Ignatius Nolan R-CA voted no
William Newell Vaile R-CO voted no
John Quillin Tilson R-CT voted no
Schuyler Merritt R-CT voted no
Caleb Rodney Layton R-DE voted no
Burton Erwin Sweet R-IA voted no
Horace Mann Towner R-IA voted no
William Raymond Green R-IA voted no
Burton Lee French R-ID voted no
James Robert Mann R-IL voted no
Ira Clifton Copley R-IL voted no
Edward John King R-IL voted no
James Whitson Dunbar R-IN voted no
Louis William Fairfield R-IN voted no
Edward Campbell Little R-KS voted no
Homer Hoch R-KS voted no
James George Strong R-KS voted no
Charles Franklin Ogden R-KY voted no
John Marshall Robsion R-KY voted no
James Ambrose Gallivan D-MA voted yes
Richard Olney D-MA voted yes
Earl Cory Michener R-MI voted no
William Francis James R-MI voted no
Thomas David Schall R-MN voted no
Charles Frank Reavis R-NE voted no
James William Husted R-NY voted no
Edmund Platt R-NY voted no
Clarence Macgregor R-NY voted no
William Scott Vare R-PA voted no
Peter Edward Costello R-PA voted no
Thomas Stalker Butler R-PA voted no
William Walton Griest R-PA voted no
John Marshall Rose R-PA voted no
Melville Clyde Kelly R-PA voted no
Thomas Spencer Crago R-PA voted no
John William Summers R-WA voted no
John Stanley Webster R-WA voted no
Edward Voigt R-WI voted no
David Guy Classon R-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, “To order previous question on H.RES. 248…: House Vote, Jan 13, 1920,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/66-H-145/to-order-previous-question-on-h-res-248-requesting (accessed 2026-10-16).