Senate roll call 155 · 63rd Congress · Dec 6, 1913
To amend in committee of the whole H. R. 7207, a bill granting to the city and county of san francisco certain rights of way in, over and through certain public
On Dec 6, 1913, the Senate voted 25–41 (HR 7207). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 6–34, Republicans 21–8, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 members voted against their own party.
During the 63rd Congress (1913–1914), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 25
- No
- 41
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Dec 6, 1913
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 34 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 8 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- George Clement Perkins R-CA voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN voted yes
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted no
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME voted yes
- William Alden Smith R-MI voted no
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted yes
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted yes
- Harry Lane D-OR voted yes
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Elihu Root R-NY
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter O-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- John Randolph Thornton D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- 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
- George William Norris R-NE
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI
Did not vote
- Francis Shelley (Frank) White D-AL
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Stanley West D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Johnson Newlon Camden Jr. D-KY
- William O'Connell Bradley R-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- William Purnell Jackson R-MD
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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