Senate roll call 562 · 63rd Congress · Feb 25, 1915
To agree to the amendment to H. R. 20415, which amendment increases from $110,000 to $300,000 the appropriations for studying the food habits of north american
On Feb 25, 1915, the Senate voted 43–15 (HR 20415). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 17–13, Republicans 27–2, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 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
- 43
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 41
- Date
- Feb 25, 1915
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 13 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Republicans27 yes · 2 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL voted no
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted no
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
- John Worth Kern D-IN voted no
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted no
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted no
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted no
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
- Harry Lane D-OR voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Francis Shelley (Frank) White D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- John Downey Works R-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- 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
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter O-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
Did not vote
- Joseph Forney Johnston D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Augustus Octavius Bacon D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Stanley West D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- Johnson Newlon Camden Jr. D-KY
- William O'Connell Bradley R-KY
- John Randolph Thornton D-LA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- William Purnell Jackson R-MD
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Elihu Root R-NY
- Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Isaac Stephenson R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to the amendment to H. R. 20415…: Senate Vote, Feb 25, 1915,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/63-S-562/to-agree-to-the-amendment-to-h-r-20415 (accessed 2026-10-17).