To reconsider vote by which an amendment ot H.R. 10384 was agreed to, said amendment restoring the language of the house bill in the section providing that an a

On Dec 14, 1916, the Senate voted 26–39 (HR 10384). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–29, Republicans 19–12. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 20 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: 26
No: 39
Did not vote: 32
Date: Dec 14, 1916

By party

Democrats8 yes · 29 no · 21 didn’t vote
Republicans19 yes · 12 no · 11 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL voted yes
Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted no
Blair Lee D-MD voted yes
Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME voted no
Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted yes
Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted no
Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
George Sutherland R-UT voted no
Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted no
William Paul Dillingham R-VT 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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