To pass H.R. 8078. (p. 6012-1,2)

On Sep 26, 1919, the House voted 157–119 (HR 8078). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 146–12, Democrats 11–105, Others 0–2. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 23 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: 157
No: 119
Did not vote: 177
Date: Sep 26, 1919

By party

Democrats11 yes · 105 no · 86 didn’t vote
Republicans146 yes · 12 no · 90 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 2 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Edward Raker D-CA voted yes
Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted yes
Richard Yates R-IL voted no
Everett Sanders R-IN voted no
Richard Nash Elliott R-IN voted no
Milton Kraus R-IN voted no
Louis William Fairfield R-IN voted no
Andrew James Hickey R-IN voted no
James O'Connor D-LA voted yes
Henry Garland Dupré D-LA voted yes
Whitmell Pugh Martin D-LA voted yes
Ladislas Lazaro D-LA voted yes
Michael Francis Phelan D-MA voted yes
John Miller Baer R-ND voted no
George Morley Young R-ND voted no
Daniel Francis Minahan D-NJ voted yes
Thomas Byrne Dunn R-NY voted no
Archie Dovell Sanders R-NY voted no
Joseph Hampton Moore R-PA voted no
Henry Winfield Watson R-PA voted no
John Haden Wilson D-PA voted yes
Guy Edgar Campbell D-PA voted yes
Edward Watts Saunders D-VA 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 pass H.R. 8078. (p. 6012-1,2): House Vote, Sep 26, 1919,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/66-H-88/to-pass-h-r-8078-p-6012-1-2 (accessed 2026-10-17).