To recede from disagreement to Senate amendment #22 and concur with an amendment to H. R. 18542 (39 stat. 1070, march 3, 1917), a bill making appropriations for

On Feb 23, 1917, the House voted 162–189 (HR 18542). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 5–175, Republicans 154–11, Others 3–2, Independents 0–1. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 16 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: 162
No: 189
Did not vote: 90
Date: Feb 23, 1917

By party

Democrats5 yes · 175 no · 52 didn’t vote
Independents0 yes · 1 no
Republicans154 yes · 11 no · 35 didn’t vote
Others3 yes · 2 no · 3 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Julius Kahn R-CA voted no
Everis Anson Hayes R-CA voted no
Frank Clark D-FL voted yes
Thomas Jefferson Steele D-IA voted yes
Robert McDowell Mccracken R-ID voted no
Edward John King R-IL voted no
Joseph Gurney Cannon R-IL voted no
Robert Young Thomas Jr. D-KY voted yes
Frederick Huntington Gillett R-MA voted no
Dorsey William Shackleford D-MO voted yes
Charles Frank Reavis R-NE voted no
Joseph Bryan Thompson D-OK voted yes
Dick Thompson Morgan R-OK voted no
Willis Chatman Hawley R-OR voted no
Richard Wilson Austin R-TN voted no
Albert Johnson 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, “To recede from disagreement to Senate…: House Vote, Feb 23, 1917,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/64-H-139/to-recede-from-disagreement-to-senate-amendment-22-and (accessed 2026-10-17).