Senate roll call 390 · 63rd Congress · Aug 31, 1914
To amend H. R. 15657, by preventing the formation of subsidiary corporations, branches or extensions for the carrying on of legitimate business; and so as to el
On Aug 31, 1914, the Senate voted 22–31 (HR 15657). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–20, Republicans 8–11, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 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
- 22
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 47
- Date
- Aug 31, 1914
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 20 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 11 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
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
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- James Henry Brady R-ID voted yes
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN voted yes
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted yes
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted yes
- Blair Lee D-MD voted yes
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
- Harry Lane D-OR voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- George William Norris R-NE
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Miles Poindexter O-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
How each senator voted: No
- Francis Shelley (Frank) White D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- John Randolph Thornton D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
Did not vote
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Stanley West D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Johnson Newlon Camden Jr. D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- William O'Connell Bradley R-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- William Purnell Jackson R-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Elihu Root R-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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