On agreeing to amendment to line 12, page 50 of the currency bill H. R. 7837 (38 stat. 251, 12/23/1913), establishing the system of federal reserve banks, which

On Sep 18, 1913, the House voted 299–68 (HR 7837). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 184–66, Republicans 109–2, Others 6–0, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 68 members voted against their own party.

During the 63rd Congress (1913–1914), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 299
No: 68
Did not vote: 85
Date: Sep 18, 1913

By party

Democrats184 yes · 66 no · 54 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no
Republicans109 yes · 2 no · 28 didn’t vote
Others6 yes · 0 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Fred Leonard Blackmon D-AL voted no
John Lawson Burnett D-AL voted no
John William Abercrombie D-AL voted no
Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted no
William Allan Oldfield D-AR voted no
John Charles Floyd D-AR voted no
Otis Theodore Wingo D-AR voted no
Henderson Madison Jacoway D-AR voted no
Samuel Mitchell Taylor D-AR voted no
William Shields Goodwin D-AR voted no
Carl Trumbull Hayden D-AZ voted no
George John Kindel D-CO voted no
Edward Thomas Taylor D-CO voted no
Franklin Brockson D-DE voted no
Charles Robert Crisp D-GA voted no
William Charles Adamson D-GA voted no
William Schley Howard D-GA voted no
Samuel Joelah Tribble D-GA voted no
Thomas Montgomery Bell D-GA voted no
Frank Buchanan D-IL voted no
Ralph Wilbur Moss D-IN voted no
Finly Hutchinson Gray D-IN voted no
Joseph Taggart D-KS voted no
Dudley Doolittle D-KS voted no
Guy Tresillian Helvering D-KS voted no
John Robert Connelly D-KS voted no
Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY voted no
Robert Young Thomas Jr. D-KY voted no
Ben Johnson D-KY voted no
James Walter Elder D-LA voted no
James Benjamin Aswell D-LA voted no
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted no
William Waller Rucker D-MO voted no
Clement Cabell Dickinson D-MO voted no
Dorsey William Shackleford D-MO voted no
Walter Lewis Hensley D-MO voted no
Joseph James Russell D-MO voted no
Thomas Lewis Rubey D-MO voted no
Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. D-MS voted no
Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
Thomas Upton Sisson D-MS voted no
Samuel Andrew Witherspoon D-MS voted no
Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
Percy Edwards Quin D-MS voted no
James William Collier D-MS voted no
Tom Stout D-MT voted no
John Arthur Maguire D-NE voted no
Charles Otto Lobeck D-NE voted no
Edwin Ewing Roberts R-NV voted no
Isaac R. Sherwood D-OH voted no
Horatio Clifford Claypool D-OH voted no
Clement Laird Brumbaugh D-OH voted no
William Bates Francis D-OH voted no
Robert Crosser D-OH voted no
James Sanford Davenport D-OK voted no
Scott Ferris D-OK voted no
Joseph Bryan Thompson D-OK voted no
William Henry David Murray D-OK voted no
Robert Edward Difenderfer D-PA voted no
Warren Worth Bailey D-PA voted no
Joseph Travis Johnson D-SC voted no
James Willard Ragsdale D-SC voted no
Horace Worth Vaughan D-TX voted no
Alexander White Gregg D-TX voted no
Joe Henry Eagle D-TX voted no
Robert Lee Henry D-TX voted no
Oscar Callaway D-TX voted no
Hatton William Sumners D-TX 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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