To pass H. J. RES. 270, authorizing the secretary of the treasury to establish a credit with the United States for the government of liberia. (p.2632-1)

On May 10, 1922, the House voted 148–139 (HJR 270). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 159–44, Democrats 0–105, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 44 members voted against their own party.

During the 67th Congress (1921–1922), Warren G. Harding was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 148
No: 139
Did not vote: 143
Date: May 10, 1922

By party

Democrats0 yes · 105 no · 33 didn’t vote
Republicans159 yes · 44 no · 109 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no · 1 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Philip David Swing R-CA voted no
Caleb Rodney Layton R-DE voted no
Edward John King R-IL voted no
Milton Kraus R-IN voted no
James George Strong R-KS voted no
Richard Ely Bird R-KS voted no
John Marshall Robsion R-KY voted no
Abram Piatt Andrew Jr. R-MA voted no
Charles Lee Underhill R-MA voted no
Frederick Nicholas Zihlman R-MD voted no
Louis Convers Cramton R-MI voted no
Roy Orchard Woodruff R-MI voted no
William Francis James R-MI voted no
Frank Clague R-MN voted no
Halvor Steenerson R-MN voted no
Thomas David Schall R-MN voted no
Henry Franklin Lawrence R-MO voted no
Charles Lee Faust R-MO voted no
Sidney Crain Roach R-MO voted no
Theodore Waldemar Hukriede R-MO voted no
Cleveland Alexander Newton R-MO voted no
James Herbert Sinclair R-ND voted no
Robert Emory Evans R-NE voted no
Moses Pierce Kinkaid R-NE voted no
Bertrand Hollis Snell R-NY voted no
Charles Landon Knight R-OH voted no
Miner Gibbs Norton R-OH voted no
Manuel Herrick R-OK voted no
Adam Martin Wyant R-PA voted no
Charles Andrew Christopherson R-SD voted no
William Williamson R-SD voted no
Brazilla Carroll Reece R-TN voted no
Joseph Edgar Brown R-TN voted no
Wynne F. Clouse R-TN voted no
Lon Allen Scott R-TN voted no
John William Summers R-WA voted no
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted no
Edward Voigt R-WI voted no
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted no
William Henry Stafford R-WI voted no
Florian Lampert R-WI voted no
Joseph David Beck R-WI voted no
James Archibald Frear R-WI voted no
Adolphus Peter Nelson R-WI 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. J. RES. 270, authorizing the…: House Vote, May 10, 1922,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/67-H-215/to-pass-h-j-res-270-authorizing-the-secretary (accessed 2026-10-17).