Senate roll call 113 · 64th Congress · May 5, 1916
To amend H.R. 7617, (39 stat. 355, 7-11-16), a bill pertaining to giving aid to states in construction and maintenance of roads which may be used in the transpo
On May 5, 1916, the Senate voted 33–18 (HR 7617). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–16, Republicans 20–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 19 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
- 33
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 44
- Date
- May 5, 1916
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 16 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 3 no · 19 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
- John Worth Kern D-IN voted no
- Thomas Taggart D-IN voted no
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME voted no
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
- William Alden Smith R-MI voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Luke Lea D-TN
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- 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
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 7617, (39 stat. 355, 7-11-16)…: Senate Vote, May 5, 1916,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/64-S-113/to-amend-h-r-7617-39-stat-355-7 (accessed 2026-10-16).