To amend H. R. 13793, by preventing any money appropriated in the act being used to pay retired army officers connected with firms contracting with the governme

On Feb 21, 1923, the House voted 120–161 (HR 13793). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 36–151, Democrats 83–9, Others 1–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 45 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: 120
No: 161
Did not vote: 171
Date: Feb 21, 1923

By party

Democrats83 yes · 9 no · 46 didn’t vote
Republicans36 yes · 151 no · 125 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

John Edward Raker D-CA voted no
Caleb Rodney Layton R-DE voted yes
Cassius Clay Dowell R-IA voted yes
John William Rainey D-IL voted no
John Jerome Gorman R-IL voted yes
William Johnson Graham R-IL voted yes
Jasper Napoleon Tincher R-KS voted yes
Henry Garland Dupré D-LA voted no
George Kent Favrot D-LA voted no
Robert Sarsfield Maloney R-MA voted yes
James Ambrose Gallivan D-MA voted no
Frederick Nicholas Zihlman R-MD voted yes
Earl Cory Michener R-MI voted yes
John Clark Ketcham R-MI voted yes
Carl Edgar Mapes R-MI voted yes
Patrick Henry Kelley R-MI voted yes
Louis Convers Cramton R-MI voted yes
James Campbell Mclaughlin R-MI voted yes
Roy Orchard Woodruff R-MI voted yes
William Francis James R-MI voted yes
Sydney Anderson R-MN voted yes
Frank Clague R-MN voted yes
Andrew John Volstead R-MN voted yes
Halvor Steenerson R-MN voted yes
James Herbert Sinclair R-ND voted yes
William Ezekiel Andrews R-NE voted yes
Thomas Henry Cullen D-NY voted no
Nathan David Perlman R-NY voted yes
James Michael Mead D-NY voted no
Israel Moore Foster R-OH voted yes
Edwin Darlington Ricketts R-OH voted yes
John Charles Speaks R-OH voted yes
William Mitchell Morgan R-OH voted yes
Benjamin Franklin Murphy R-OH voted yes
Joseph Colburn Pringey R-OK voted yes
Isaac Clinton Kline R-PA voted yes
Melville Clyde Kelly R-PA voted yes
Guy Edgar Campbell D-PA voted no
Hubert Frederick Fisher D-TN voted no
John Paul R-VA voted yes
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted yes
Edward Voigt R-WI voted yes
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted yes
Joseph David Beck R-WI voted yes
Edward Everts Browne R-WI voted yes

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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