Senate roll call 89 · 64th Congress · Apr 15, 1916
To amend an amendment to H.R. 12766, by making federal soldiers of all officers and men of the national guard, on the day they receive their commission or enlis
On Apr 15, 1916, the Senate voted 33–23 (HR 12766). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 13–18, Republicans 22–6. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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
- 33
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 41
- Date
- Apr 15, 1916
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 18 no · 27 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 6 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- John Downey Works R-CA voted no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted yes
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- 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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