To amend H. R. 14303 (39 stat. 345, july 6, 1916), a bill making appropriations for fortifications and other works of defense, for the armament there of, for TH

On Jun 22, 1916, the House voted 197–117 (HR 14303). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 141–30, Republicans 54–92, Others 7–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 84 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: 197
No: 117
Did not vote: 116
Date: Jun 22, 1916

By party

Democrats141 yes · 30 no · 61 didn’t vote
Republicans54 yes · 92 no · 54 didn’t vote
Others7 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Charles Forrest Curry R-CA voted yes
John Ignatius Nolan R-CA voted yes
Stephen Milancthon Sparkman D-FL voted no
Frank Clark D-FL voted no
William Joseph Sears D-FL voted no
Charles Augustus Kennedy R-IA voted yes
Harry Edward Hull R-IA voted yes
Burton Erwin Sweet R-IA voted yes
James William Good R-IA voted yes
Christian William Ramseyer R-IA voted yes
Cassius Clay Dowell R-IA voted yes
Horace Mann Towner R-IA voted yes
William Raymond Green R-IA voted yes
Frank Plowman Woods R-IA voted yes
Robert McDowell Mccracken R-ID voted yes
William Warfield Wilson R-IL voted yes
Charles Eugene Fuller R-IL voted yes
Edward John King R-IL voted yes
John Allen Sterling R-IL voted yes
William August Rodenberg R-IL voted yes
Thomas Sutler Williams R-IL voted yes
Edward Everett Denison R-IL voted yes
Martin Andrew Morrison D-IN voted no
Philip Pitt Campbell R-KS voted yes
Joseph Swagar Sherley D-KY voted no
George Holden Tinkham R-MA voted yes
William Henry Carter R-MA voted yes
Richard Olney D-MA voted no
Charles Pearce Coady D-MD voted no
Samuel Willard Beakes D-MI voted no
Carl Edgar Mapes R-MI voted yes
William Francis James R-MI voted yes
Sydney Anderson R-MN voted yes
Franklin Fowler Ellsworth R-MN voted yes
Jacob Edwin Meeker R-MO voted yes
Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted no
Benjamin Grubb Humphreys D-MS voted no
Thomas Upton Sisson D-MS voted no
Claude Kitchin D-NC voted no
George Ezekial Hood D-NC voted no
Charles Manly Stedman D-NC voted no
Robert Newton Page D-NC voted no
Edwin Yates Webb D-NC voted no
James Jefferson Britt R-NC voted yes
Henry Thomas Helgesen R-ND voted yes
Charles Frank Reavis R-NE voted yes
Dan Voorhees Stephens D-NE voted no
Edwin Ewing Roberts R-NV voted yes
Oscar William Swift R-NY voted yes
Reuben Locke Haskell R-NY voted yes
Isaac Siegel R-NY voted yes
Robert Mauck Switzer R-OH voted yes
Edwin Darlington Ricketts R-OH voted yes
Roscoe Conkling Mcculloch R-OH voted yes
David Adams Hollingsworth R-OH voted yes
William Gordon D-OH voted no
Dick Thompson Morgan R-OK voted yes
Willis Chatman Hawley R-OR voted yes
Nicholas John Sinnott R-OR voted yes
William Scott Vare R-PA voted yes
John Richard Farr R-PA voted yes
Arthur Granville Dewalt D-PA voted no
Henry Joseph Steele D-PA voted no
Solomon Taylor North R-PA voted yes
Stephen Geyer Porter R-PA voted yes
John Roger Kirkpatrick Scott R-PA voted yes
Richard Wilson Austin R-TN voted yes
Finis James Garrett D-TN voted no
Eugene Black D-TX voted no
George Farmer Burgess D-TX voted no
John Nance Garner D-TX voted no
Andrew Jackson Montague D-VA voted no
Walter Allen Watson D-VA voted no
Edward Watts Saunders D-VA voted no
Carter Glass D-VA voted no
James Hay D-VA voted no
Henry De La Warr Flood D-VA voted no
William Ewart Humphrey R-WA voted yes
Lindley Hoag Hadley R-WA voted yes
Albert Johnson R-WA voted yes

And 4 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. 14303 (39 stat. 345, july 6…: House Vote, Jun 22, 1916,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/64-H-76/to-amend-h-r-14303-39-stat-345-july (accessed 2026-10-17).