Senate roll call 103 · 64th Congress · Apr 20, 1916
To amend H.R. 7617, (39 stat. 355, app. 7-11-16), a bill pertaining to giving aid to states in construction of roads which may be used in the transportation of
On Apr 20, 1916, the Senate voted 11–36 (HR 7617). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–28, Republicans 8–9. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 12 members voted against their own party.
During the 64th Congress (1915–1916), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 11
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 51
- Date
- Apr 20, 1916
By party
- Democrats4 yes · 28 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 9 no · 25 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- William Hughes D-NJ voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- George Tener Oliver R-PA voted yes
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- George William Norris R-NE
- William Hughes D-NJ
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- 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
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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