To amend H. R. 13811 (38 stat. 725, 10/2/1914), a bill making appropriations for the construction, repair and preservation of certain public works on rivers and

On Mar 26, 1914, the House voted 195–164 (HR 13811). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 167–68, Republicans 23–92, Others 5–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 91 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: 195
No: 164
Did not vote: 94
Date: Mar 26, 1914

By party

Democrats167 yes · 68 no · 69 didn’t vote
Republicans23 yes · 92 no · 24 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 4 no

Who broke with their party

Henry De Lamar Clayton D-AL voted no
Charles Forrest Curry R-CA voted yes
John Ignatius Nolan R-CA voted yes
William Dennison Stephens R-CA voted yes
William Kettner D-CA voted no
Harry Hunter Seldomridge D-CO voted no
Augustine Lonergan D-CT voted no
William Kennedy D-CT voted no
Franklin Brockson D-DE voted no
Stephen Milancthon Sparkman D-FL voted no
Charles Gordon Edwards D-GA voted no
William Charles Adamson D-GA voted no
Charles Lafayette Bartlett D-GA voted no
Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted no
Sanford Kirkpatrick D-IA voted no
Frank Plowman Woods R-IA voted yes
George Edmund Gorman D-IL voted no
Adolph Joachim Sabath D-IL voted no
Thomas Gallagher D-IL voted no
John Charles Mckenzie R-IL voted yes
Frank Trimble O'Hair D-IL voted no
Charles Lieb D-IN voted no
Martin Andrew Morrison D-IN voted no
Daniel Read Anthony Jr. R-KS voted yes
George Arthur Neeley D-KS voted no
Victor Murdock R-KS voted yes
John Wesley Langley R-KY voted yes
Frederick Simpson Deitrick D-MA voted no
William Francis Murray D-MA voted no
John M. C. Smith R-MI voted yes
Francis Oscar Lindquist R-MI voted yes
Patrick Henry Kelley R-MI voted yes
Winfield Scott Hammond D-MN voted no
James Tilghman Lloyd D-MO voted no
William Waller Rucker D-MO voted no
Joshua Willis Alexander D-MO voted no
Charles Ferris Booher D-MO voted no
William Patterson Borland D-MO voted no
Clement Cabell Dickinson D-MO voted no
Dorsey William Shackleford D-MO voted no
Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer R-MO voted yes
Joseph James Russell D-MO voted no
Samuel Andrew Witherspoon D-MS voted no
Hannibal Lafayette Godwin D-NC voted no
Charles Henry Sloan R-NE voted yes
Silas Reynolds Barton R-NE voted yes
Moses Pierce Kinkaid R-NE voted yes
Eugene Elliott Reed D-NH voted no
Jacob Thompson Baker D-NJ voted no
Thomas Joseph Scully D-NJ voted no
Allan Bartholomew Walsh D-NJ voted no
William Edgar Tuttle Jr. D-NJ voted no
Archibald Chapman Hart D-NJ voted no
Harry Howard Dale D-NY voted no
John Joseph Fitzgerald D-NY voted no
Daniel Joseph Griffin D-NY voted no
George William Loft D-NY voted no
Peter Joseph Dooling D-NY voted no
John Francis Carew D-NY voted no
Henry Bruckner D-NY voted no
Joseph Aloysius Goulden D-NY voted no
Edwin Stewart Underhill D-NY voted no
Robert Henry Gittins D-NY voted no
Daniel Angelus Driscoll D-NY voted no
Stanley Eyre Bowdle D-OH voted no
Alfred Gaither Allen D-OH voted no
John Henry Goeke D-OH voted no
William Graves Sharp D-OH voted no
George White D-OH voted no
William Albert Ashbrook D-OH voted no
Elsworth Raymond Bathrick D-OH voted no
William Gordon D-OH voted no
Robert Johns Bulkley D-OH voted no
Robert Crosser D-OH voted no
Bird Segle Mcguire R-OK voted yes
Dick Thompson Morgan R-OK voted yes
Joseph Bryan Thompson D-OK voted no
Nicholas John Sinnott R-OR voted yes
Abraham Walter Lafferty R-OR voted yes
Michael Donohoe D-PA voted no

And 11 more.

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 amend H. R. 13811 (38 stat. 725…: House Vote, Mar 26, 1914,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/63-H-99/to-amend-h-r-13811-38-stat-725-10 (accessed 2026-10-17).