To order the previous question on H.R. 6715. (p. 3352-1)

On Feb 29, 1924, the House voted 205–208 (HR 6715). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 210–10, Democrats 3–201, Others 0–3. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 13 members voted against their own party.

During the 68th Congress (1923–1924), Calvin Coolidge was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 205
No: 208
Did not vote: 15
Date: Feb 29, 1924

By party

Democrats3 yes · 201 no · 7 didn’t vote
Republicans210 yes · 10 no · 8 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 3 no

Who broke with their party

Clarence Frederick Lea D-CA voted yes
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted no
Oscar Edward Keller R-MN voted no
James Herbert Sinclair R-ND voted no
Charles Browne D-NJ voted yes
Edward Voigt R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
John Charles Schafer R-WI voted no
Florian Lampert R-WI voted no
Joseph David Beck R-WI voted no
Edward Everts Browne R-WI voted no
George John Schneider R-WI voted no
Thomas Jefferson Lilly D-WV 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 order the previous question on H.R. 6715…: House Vote, Feb 29, 1924,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/68-H-28/to-order-the-previous-question-on-h-r-6715 (accessed 2026-10-16).