To amend an amendment to H.R. 12766 (39 stat. 166, 6-3-16), a bill to increase the military establishment of the U.S., which amended amendment relates to the de

On Apr 3, 1916, the Senate voted 35–30 (HR 12766). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 24–15, Republicans 12–15. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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: 35
No: 30
Did not vote: 34
Date: Apr 3, 1916

By party

Democrats24 yes · 15 no · 19 didn’t vote
Republicans12 yes · 15 no · 15 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Duval Phelan D-CA voted no
Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE voted no
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted no
Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted no
Henry French Hollis D-NH voted no
William Hughes D-NJ voted no
Key Pittman D-NV voted no
James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted no
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted yes
Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
George Sutherland R-UT voted yes
Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
William Edwin Chilton D-WV voted no
Clarence Don Clark R-WY voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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