To adjourn while considering bill H. R. 17041 (38 stat. 609, 8/1/1914), making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the govenment for the fiscal year end

On Jun 20, 1914, the House voted 50–73. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–73, Republicans 33–0, Others 3–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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: 50
No: 73
Did not vote: 330
Date: Jun 20, 1914

By party

Democrats14 yes · 73 no · 217 didn’t vote
Republicans33 yes · 0 no · 106 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR voted yes
Samuel Mitchell Taylor D-AR voted yes
Denver Samuel Church D-CA voted yes
George John Kindel D-CO voted yes
Jeremiah Donovan D-CT voted yes
William Elijah Cox D-IN voted yes
Ben Johnson D-KY voted yes
James Walter Elder D-LA voted yes
Joshua Willis Alexander D-MO voted yes
Hubert Durrett Stephens D-MS voted yes
Stanley Eyre Bowdle D-OH voted yes
Franklin Lewis Dershem D-PA voted yes
Rufus Hardy D-TX voted yes
James Paul Buchanan D-TX 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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Capitol Receipts, “To adjourn while considering bill H. R…: House Vote, Jun 20, 1914,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/63-H-135/to-adjourn-while-considering-bill-h-r-17041-38 (accessed 2026-10-17).