ˈæftɚ ɹˈiːəlˌaɪzɪŋ dˈaʊniz tˈɛkst wʌz kˈɑːpɪɹˌaɪɾᵻd, ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən flˈoːɹ lˈiːdɚ dʒˈeɪmz ˈeɪ. ɡˈɑːɹfiːld pɚswˈeɪdᵻd ɐ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌvðə hˈaʊs ðætðə bˈɑːdiz ɹˈuːlz pɹəhˈɪbɪɾᵻd pɹˈɪntɪŋ kˈɑːpɪɹˌaɪɾᵻd wˈɜːks, ænd ðeɪ vˈoʊɾᵻd ɐɡˈɛnst ɐlˈaʊɪŋ dˈaʊniz pˈoʊᵻm ˌɪntʊ ðə ɹˈɛkɚd.
After realizing Downey's text was copyrighted, Republican floor leader James A. Garfield persuaded a majority of the House that the body's rules prohibited printing copyrighted works, and they voted against allowing Downey's poem into the record.