Senate roll call 193 · 64th Congress · Jul 21, 1916
To amend an amendment to H.R. 15947, by giving the President five years instead of three within which to undertake the construction of said battleships and crui
On Jul 21, 1916, the Senate voted 21–57 (HR 15947). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–34, Republicans 8–23. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 21 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
- 21
- No
- 57
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Jul 21, 1916
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 34 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 23 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- John Downey Works R-CA voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- John Worth Kern D-IN voted yes
- Thomas Taggart D-IN voted yes
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted yes
- Harry Lane D-OR voted yes
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD 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
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- 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
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- 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
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- 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
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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