To amend H. R. 15947 (39 stat. 556, august 29, 1916), a bill making appropriations for naval service for fiscal 1917, by directing secretary of navy to provide,

On Jun 1, 1916, the House voted 236–135 (HR 15947). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 205–9, Republicans 47–145, Others 5–3, Independents 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 56 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: 236
No: 135
Did not vote: 26
Date: Jun 1, 1916

By party

Democrats205 yes · 9 no · 18 didn’t vote
Independents1 yes · 0 no
Republicans47 yes · 145 no · 8 didn’t vote
Others5 yes · 3 no

Who broke with their party

Charles Forrest Curry R-CA voted yes
John Ignatius Nolan R-CA voted yes
Harry Edward Hull R-IA voted yes
Burton Erwin Sweet R-IA voted yes
Gilbert Nelson Haugen 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
William Raymond Green R-IA voted yes
Frank Plowman Woods R-IA voted yes
Robert McDowell Mccracken R-ID voted yes
Loren Edgar Wheeler R-IL voted yes
Thomas Sutler Williams R-IL voted yes
Carl Edgar Mapes R-MI voted yes
Louis Convers Cramton R-MI voted yes
William Francis James R-MI voted yes
Charles Archibald Nichols R-MI voted yes
Franklin Fowler Ellsworth R-MN voted yes
Charles Russell Davis R-MN voted yes
Andrew John Volstead R-MN voted yes
Robert Newton Page D-NC voted no
James Jefferson Britt R-NC voted yes
Henry Thomas Helgesen R-ND voted yes
George Morley Young R-ND voted yes
Patrick Daniel Norton R-ND voted yes
Charles Frank Reavis R-NE voted yes
Charles Henry Sloan R-NE voted yes
Moses Pierce Kinkaid R-NE voted yes
Reuben Locke Haskell R-NY voted yes
George William Loft D-NY voted no
Thomas Gedney Patten D-NY voted no
Isaac Siegel R-NY voted yes
Daniel Angelus Driscoll D-NY voted no
Joshua Edward Russell R-OH voted yes
Edwin Darlington Ricketts R-OH voted yes
Seward Henry Williams R-OH voted yes
Henry Ivory Emerson R-OH voted yes
Dick Thompson Morgan R-OK voted yes
Nicholas John Sinnott R-OR voted yes
Arthur Granville Dewalt D-PA voted no
John Vandling Lesher D-PA voted no
Michael Liebel Jr. D-PA voted no
Henry Joseph Steele D-PA voted no
George Francis O'Shaunessy D-RI voted no
Charles Hall Dillon R-SD voted yes
Royal Cleaves Johnson R-SD voted yes
William Ewart Humphrey R-WA voted yes
Lindley Hoag Hadley R-WA voted yes
Albert Johnson R-WA voted yes
William Leroy La Follette R-WA voted yes
Henry Allen Cooper R-WI voted yes
John Mandt Nelson R-WI voted yes
William Joseph Cary R-WI voted yes
John Jacob Esch R-WI voted yes
James Archibald Frear R-WI voted yes
Irvine Luther Lenroot 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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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H. R. 15947 (39 stat. 556, august…: House Vote, Jun 1, 1916,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/64-H-71/to-amend-h-r-15947-39-stat-556-august (accessed 2026-10-17).