Senate roll call 469 · 63rd Congress · Dec 31, 1914
To amend H. R. 6060, by exempting all persons over 16 years of age from taking the literacy test. (p.789-1)
On Dec 31, 1914, the Senate voted 12–47 (HR 6060). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 7–27, Republicans 6–22, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 13 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
- 12
- No
- 47
- Did not vote
- 38
- Date
- Dec 31, 1914
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 27 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 22 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- James Paul Clarke D-AR voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted yes
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted yes
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Francis Shelley (Frank) White 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
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- John Randolph Thornton D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Elihu Root R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- 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
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter O-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- William Stanley West D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Johnson Newlon Camden Jr. D-KY
- William O'Connell Bradley R-KY
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- William Purnell Jackson R-MD
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Isaac Stephenson 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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