Senate roll call 486 · 63rd Congress · Jan 13, 1915
To sustain point of order on H. R. 19422. (p.1507-1)
On Jan 13, 1915, the Senate voted 41–34 (HR 19422). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 24–21, Republicans 17–15, Others 0–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 36 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
- 41
- No
- 34
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jan 13, 1915
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 21 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 15 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Others0 yes · 1 no
Who broke with their party
- Francis Shelley (Frank) White D-AL voted no
- 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
- James Henry Brady R-ID voted no
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted no
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted no
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
- John Randolph Thornton D-LA voted no
- Blair Lee D-MD voted no
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME voted no
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME voted no
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted no
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted no
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
- Harry Lane D-OR voted no
- Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD voted no
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
- Luke Lea D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Johnson Newlon Camden Jr. D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Elihu Root R-NY
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Francis Shelley (Frank) White D-AL
- 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
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Randolph Thornton D-LA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Miles Poindexter O-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
Did not vote
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- William Stanley West D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William O'Connell Bradley R-KY
- William Purnell Jackson R-MD
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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