Senate roll call 49 · 64th Congress · Mar 6, 1916
To amend S. 3331, by eliminating the value of land or any rights received gratuitously from any state or, subdivision thereof, in determining value of grantees
On Mar 6, 1916, the Senate voted 23–33 (S 3331). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 17–17, Republicans 7–17. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 24 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
- 23
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 42
- Date
- Mar 6, 1916
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 17 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 17 no · 18 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- James Paul Clarke D-AR voted no
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted no
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted no
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME voted no
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted no
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Blair Lee D-MD
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- 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
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- 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
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Henry Brady 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
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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