Senate roll call 119 · 64th Congress · May 19, 1916
To amend H.R. 12193, (39 stat. 391, 7-27-16), river and harbor appropriations bill, by eliminating a provision providing a channel 35 feet deep from deep water
On May 19, 1916, the Senate voted 14–48 (HR 12193). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–23, Republicans 1–27. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 14 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
- 14
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- May 19, 1916
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 23 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Republicans1 yes · 27 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
- James Paul Clarke D-AR voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- William Joel Stone D-MO voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Harry Lane D-OR
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 12193, (39 stat. 391…: Senate Vote, May 19, 1916,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/64-S-119/to-amend-h-r-12193-39-stat-391-7 (accessed 2026-10-17).