Senate roll call 25 · 64th Congress · Feb 8, 1916
To agree to the amendment to S. RES. 87, providing for the printing of the report entitled "electric power development in the U.S. And concentration in its owne
On Feb 8, 1916, the Senate voted 17–39 (SRE 87). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–30, Republicans 9–10. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 18 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
- 17
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 42
- Date
- Feb 8, 1916
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 30 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 10 no · 23 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
- James Paul Clarke D-AR voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE voted yes
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted yes
- George Tener Oliver R-PA voted yes
- George Sutherland R-UT voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Did not vote
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Downey Works R-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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