To order the previous question on H. RES. 1, questioning the right of james m. Beck of pennsylvania to be sworn in, on the grounds he was not an inhabitant of p

On Dec 5, 1927, the House voted 159–245 (HRE 1). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 1–220, Democrats 156–24, Others 2–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 25 members voted against their own party.

During the 70th Congress (1927–1928), Calvin Coolidge was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 159
No: 245
Did not vote: 40
Date: Dec 5, 1927

By party

Democrats156 yes · 24 no · 18 didn’t vote
Republicans1 yes · 220 no · 22 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Lewis Williams Douglas D-AZ voted no
Clarence Frederick Lea D-CA voted no
William Elmer Evans R-CA voted yes
Carl Vinson D-GA voted no
Adolph Joachim Sabath D-IL voted no
Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert D-KY voted no
James Ambrose Gallivan D-MA voted no
William Madison Whittington D-MS voted no
John Morgan Evans D-MT voted no
Lindsay Carter Warren D-NC voted no
John Hosea Kerr D-NC voted no
Robert Lee Doughton D-NC voted no
Edgar Howard D-NE voted no
Thomas Sanders Mcmillan D-SC voted no
Butler Black Hare D-SC voted no
Frederick Haskell Dominick D-SC voted no
John Jackson Mcswain D-SC voted no
Allard Henry Gasque D-SC voted no
Hampton Pitts Fulmer D-SC voted no
Hatton William Sumners D-TX voted no
Thomas Lindsay Blanton D-TX voted no
Joseph Thomas Deal D-VA voted no
Andrew Jackson Montague D-VA voted no
Robert Walton Moore D-VA voted no
Henry St. George Tucker D-VA 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 the previous question on H. RES. 1…: House Vote, Dec 5, 1927,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/70-H-2/to-order-the-previous-question-on-h-res-1 (accessed 2026-10-16).