To suspend the rules and pass H. R. 14435 (42 stat. 1557, app. 3/4/23), making appropriations to provide additional compensation for certain civilian employees

On Feb 28, 1923, the House voted 300–20 (HR 14435). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 212–3, Democrats 86–17, Others 2–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 20 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: 300
No: 20
Did not vote: 132
Date: Feb 28, 1923

By party

Democrats86 yes · 17 no · 35 didn’t vote
Republicans212 yes · 3 no · 97 didn’t vote
Others2 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

William Bismarck Bowling D-AL voted no
John Newton Tillman D-AR voted no
Tilman Bacon Parks D-AR voted no
William Johnson Graham R-IL voted no
Milton Kraus R-IN voted no
David Hayes Kincheloe D-KY voted no
Ben Johnson D-KY voted no
Ralph Waldo Emerson Gilbert D-KY voted no
Charles Lee Underhill R-MA voted no
John Elliott Rankin D-MS voted no
Bill Green Lowrey D-MS voted no
Thomas Upton Sisson D-MS voted no
Percy Edwards Quin D-MS voted no
Frederick Haskell Dominick D-SC voted no
Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn D-TX voted no
Hatton William Sumners D-TX voted no
Fritz Garland Lanham D-TX voted no
Thomas Lindsay Blanton D-TX voted no
John Marvin Jones D-TX voted no
Joseph Thomas Deal D-VA 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 suspend the rules and pass H. R. 14435…: House Vote, Feb 28, 1923,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/67-H-353/to-suspend-the-rules-and-pass-h-r-14435 (accessed 2026-10-17).