Senate roll call 192 · 64th Congress · Jul 21, 1916
To amend H.R. 15947, by reducing the number of first class battleships to be constructed to two, to be begun as soon as practicable, and the number of battle CR
On Jul 21, 1916, the Senate voted 19–61 (HR 15947). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–41, Republicans 11–20. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 19
- No
- 61
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Jul 21, 1916
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 41 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 20 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted yes
- John Downey Works R-CA voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- James Henry Brady R-ID voted yes
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted yes
- Harry Lane D-OR voted yes
- George Tener Oliver R-PA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Harry Lane D-OR
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard 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
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- 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
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Luke Lea D-TN
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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