Senate roll call 38 · 64th Congress · Feb 25, 1916
To amend S. 3331, by authorizing the secretary of war to fix reasonable charges for the use of public land granted to any person for the purpose of building a d
On Feb 25, 1916, the Senate voted 18–34 (S 3331). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–19, Republicans 5–20. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 18
- No
- 34
- Did not vote
- 41
- Date
- Feb 25, 1916
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 19 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans5 yes · 20 no · 17 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- John Worth Kern D-IN voted yes
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted yes
- Blair Lee D-MD voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted yes
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted yes
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted yes
- William Hughes D-NJ voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
- Harry Lane D-OR voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- 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 Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- 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
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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