Senate roll call 102 · 64th Congress · Apr 18, 1916
To amend an amendment to H.R. 12766, by providing that a member of the national guard shall not be required to sign a contract to become a member of the regular
On Apr 18, 1916, the Senate voted 15–48 (HR 12766). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 14–24, Republicans 1–24. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 15 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
- 15
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 37
- Date
- Apr 18, 1916
By party
- Democrats14 yes · 24 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans1 yes · 24 no · 17 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- William Hughes D-NJ voted yes
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted yes
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted yes
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted yes
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- William Hughes D-NJ
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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