Senate roll call 57 · 64th Congress · Mar 8, 1916
To pass S. 3331. (p. 3757-2)
On Mar 8, 1916, the Senate voted 46–22 (S 3331). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 28–16, Republicans 22–8. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 46
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 26
- Date
- Mar 8, 1916
By party
- Democrats28 yes · 16 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 8 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- John Downey Works R-CA voted no
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted no
- Blair Lee D-MD voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted no
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted no
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted no
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
- Harry Lane D-OR voted no
- Luke Lea D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson 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
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Blair Lee D-MD
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
Did not vote
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- 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
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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