Senate roll call 547 · 63rd Congress · Feb 18, 1915
To table an amendment to S. 5259, which amendment makes it unlawful for any person, partnership or corporation to sell, export, or deliver arms and ammunitions
On Feb 18, 1915, the Senate voted 51–36 (S 5259). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 36–14, Republicans 16–21, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 30 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
- 51
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 13
- Date
- Feb 18, 1915
By party
- Democrats36 yes · 14 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 21 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- James Paul Clarke D-AR voted no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted no
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
- Johnson Newlon Camden Jr. D-KY voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted yes
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted no
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM voted yes
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM voted yes
- Elihu Root R-NY voted yes
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted no
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted no
- Harry Lane D-OR voted no
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- George Sutherland R-UT voted yes
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted yes
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted yes
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI voted yes
- Nathan Goff R-WV voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Francis Shelley (Frank) White D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- 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
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Elihu Root R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland 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
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- 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
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Miles Poindexter O-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- 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
- 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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