Senate roll call 546 · 63rd Congress · Feb 18, 1915
To amend the section 9 of the house amendment to S. 5259, by giving the right to all vessels purchased or built under the act to engage in coastwise trade. (p.
On Feb 18, 1915, the Senate voted 33–54 (S 5259). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–32, Republicans 16–22, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 33 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
- 33
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Feb 18, 1915
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 32 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 22 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
- James Paul Clarke D-AR voted yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- John Downey Works R-CA voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- James Henry Brady R-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted yes
- Johnson Newlon Camden Jr. D-KY voted yes
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- William Alden Smith R-MI voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted yes
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM voted yes
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM voted yes
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted yes
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted yes
- Harry Lane D-OR voted yes
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted yes
- George Sutherland R-UT voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Johnson Newlon Camden Jr. D-KY
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Miles Poindexter O-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- 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 Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- 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
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Elihu Root R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- William Stanley West D-GA
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS
- William O'Connell Bradley R-KY
- John Randolph Thornton D-LA
- William Purnell Jackson R-MD
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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