The house recess until 10:30 a.m.

On Mar 4, 1915, the House voted 257–15. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 178–5, Republicans 73–8, Others 5–2, Independents 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 13 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: 257
No: 15
Did not vote: 181
Date: Mar 4, 1915

By party

Democrats178 yes · 5 no · 121 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no
Republicans73 yes · 8 no · 58 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 2 no · 2 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Hiram Robert Fowler D-IL voted no
Robert Potter Hill D-IL voted no
Ben Johnson D-KY voted no
Charles August Lindbergh R-MN voted no
Clarence Benjamin Miller R-MN voted no
George Morley Young R-ND voted no
Raymond Bartlett Stevens D-NH voted no
Edmund Platt R-NY voted no
Nicholas John Sinnott R-OR voted no
William Scott Vare R-PA voted no
David Edward Finley D-SC voted no
Richard Wilson Austin R-TN voted no
William Leroy La Follette R-WA 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, “The house recess until 10:30 a.m.: House Vote, Mar 4, 1915,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/63-H-282/the-house-recess-until-10-30-a-m (accessed 2026-10-16).