To pass H. R. 17700 (39 stat. 721, sept. 3, 1916), a bill to establish an 8 hour day for employees of carriers engaged in interstate and foreign commerce. (p.

On Sep 1, 1916, the House voted 239–56 (HR 17700). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 169–2, Republicans 69–55, Others 3–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 57 members voted against their own party.

During the 64th Congress (1915–1916), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 239
No: 56
Did not vote: 143
Date: Sep 1, 1916

By party

Democrats169 yes · 2 no · 61 didn’t vote
Republicans69 yes · 55 no · 76 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no · 5 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Peter Davis Oakey R-CT voted no
Ebenezer J. Hill R-CT voted no
James Peter Glynn R-CT voted no
Frank Plowman Woods R-IA voted no
James Robert Mann R-IL voted no
William Warfield Wilson R-IL voted no
Frederick Albert Britten R-IL voted no
John Allen Sterling R-IL voted no
Merrill Moores R-IN voted no
Allen Towner Treadway R-MA voted no
Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted no
Samuel Ellsworth Winslow R-MA voted no
John Jacob Rogers R-MA voted no
Augustus Peabody Gardner R-MA voted no
Frederick William Dallinger R-MA voted no
Ernest William Roberts R-MA voted no
William Henry Carter R-MA voted no
Louis Convers Cramton R-MI voted no
Joseph Warren Fordney R-MI voted no
Jacob Edwin Meeker R-MO voted no
William John Browning R-NJ voted no
Isaac Bacharach R-NJ voted no
Edward Winthrop Gray R-NJ voted no
Richard Wayne Parker R-NJ voted no
Frederick Reimold Lehlbach R-NJ voted no
Frederick William Rowe R-NY voted no
William Stiles Bennet R-NY voted no
Edmund Platt R-NY voted no
Rollin Brewster Sanford R-NY voted no
James Southworth Parker R-NY voted no
Norman Judd Gould R-NY voted no
Henry Gold Danforth R-NY voted no
Stephen Wallace Dempsey R-NY voted no
Simeon Davison Fess R-OH voted no
Clifton Nesmith Mcarthur R-OR voted no
William Scott Vare R-PA voted no
George Scott Graham R-PA voted no
Joseph Hampton Moore R-PA voted no
George Washington Edmonds R-PA voted no
George Potter Darrow R-PA voted no
Thomas Stalker Butler R-PA voted no
Henry Winfield Watson R-PA voted no
William Walton Griest R-PA voted no
Aaron Shenk Kreider R-PA voted no
Henry Wilson Temple R-PA voted no
Henry Joseph Steele D-PA voted no
William Henry Coleman R-PA voted no
Andrew Jackson Barchfeld R-PA voted no
Daniel Franklin Lafean R-PA voted no
Walter Russell Stiness R-RI voted no
Ambrose Kennedy R-RI voted no
Charles Hall Dillon R-SD voted no
Royal Cleaves Johnson R-SD voted no
Sam Riley Sells R-TN voted no
Eugene Black D-TX voted no
Frank Lester Greene R-VT voted no
Porter Hinman Dale R-VT 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 pass H. R. 17700 (39 stat. 721, sept. 3…: House Vote, Sep 1, 1916,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/64-H-95/to-pass-h-r-17700-39-stat-721-sept (accessed 2026-10-17).