Senate roll call 274 · 63rd Congress · Jun 2, 1914
To amend H. R. 14034, by constructing one battleship instead of two. (p.9638-1)
On Jun 2, 1914, the Senate voted 16–42 (HR 14034). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 10–24, Republicans 8–22. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 18 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
- 16
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 37
- Date
- Jun 2, 1914
By party
- Democrats10 yes · 24 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 22 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- William Stanley West D-GA voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted yes
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH voted yes
- Harry Lane D-OR voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- William Stanley West D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Francis Shelley (Frank) White D-AL
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- John Randolph Thornton D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Johnson Newlon Camden Jr. D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- William O'Connell Bradley R-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- William Purnell Jackson R-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Elihu Root R-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter O-WA
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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