Senate roll call 11 · 64th Congress · Feb 2, 1916
To amend an amendment to S. 381 in order to eliminate a provision of the amendment which pledges the U.S. To protect the sovereignty of the philippine islands a
On Feb 2, 1916, the Senate voted 53–31 (S 381). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 23–27, Republicans 30–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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
- 53
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Feb 2, 1916
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 27 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans30 yes · 4 no · 8 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted yes
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted yes
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted yes
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM voted no
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
- Harry Lane D-OR voted yes
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
- Luke Lea D-TN voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
Did not vote
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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