To amend H.RES. 78, by utilizing the parcel post in distributing war surplus foods now in the hands of or under the control of the war department. (p. 3356-1)

On Jul 29, 1919, the House voted 155–130 (HRE 78). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 38–128, Democrats 114–2, Others 3–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 40 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: 130
Did not vote: 168
Date: Jul 29, 1919

By party

Democrats114 yes · 2 no · 86 didn’t vote
Republicans38 yes · 128 no · 82 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Henry Ellsworth Barbour R-CA voted yes
James Whitson Dunbar R-IN voted yes
James George Strong R-KS voted yes
John Marshall Robsion R-KY voted yes
John Jacob Rogers R-MA voted yes
Willfred Weymouth Lufkin R-MA voted yes
Frederick William Dallinger R-MA voted yes
Robert Luce R-MA voted yes
Earl Cory Michener R-MI voted yes
John M. C. Smith R-MI voted yes
Carl Edgar Mapes R-MI voted yes
Frank Douglas Scott R-MI voted yes
William Francis James R-MI voted yes
Charles Archibald Nichols R-MI voted yes
Cleveland Alexander Newton R-MO voted yes
Marion Edwards Rhodes R-MO voted yes
John Miller Baer R-ND voted yes
James Herbert Sinclair R-ND voted yes
Melvin Orlando Mclaughlin R-NE voted yes
Ernest Robinson Ackerman R-NJ voted yes
Charles Robley Evans D-NV voted no
Isaac Siegel R-NY voted yes
Luther Wright Mott R-NY voted yes
Edwin Darlington Ricketts R-OH voted yes
Charles Ellis Moore R-OH voted yes
George Washington Edmonds R-PA voted yes
Peter Edward Costello R-PA voted yes
Edgar Raymond Kiess R-PA voted yes
Willis James Hulings R-PA voted yes
Stephen Geyer Porter R-PA voted yes
Melville Clyde Kelly R-PA voted yes
Anderson Howell Walters R-PA voted yes
Thomas Spencer Crago R-PA voted yes
William Joseph Burke R-PA voted yes
Frederick Haskell Dominick D-SC voted no
Clifford Ellsworth Randall R-WI voted yes
Edward Voigt R-WI voted yes
John Casimir Kleczka R-WI voted yes
Florian Lampert R-WI voted yes
John Jacob Esch R-WI voted yes

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 amend H.RES. 78, by utilizing the parcel…: House Vote, Jul 29, 1919,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/66-H-58/to-amend-h-res-78-by-utilizing-the-parcel (accessed 2026-10-16).