To amend oregon and californai land grant bill H.R. 14864, (39 stat. 218 6-9-16), by giving the state of oregon the proceeds of sale of lands and timber in said

On Jun 1, 1916, the Senate voted 37–22 (HR 14864). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 21–18, Republicans 16–5. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 23 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: 37
No: 22
Did not vote: 40
Date: Jun 1, 1916

By party

Democrats21 yes · 18 no · 19 didn’t vote
Republicans16 yes · 5 no · 21 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
Ollie Murray James D-KY voted no
Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted no
Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted no
Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted no
James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted no
Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
George Sutherland R-UT voted no
Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted no
Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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