Senate roll call 157 · 64th Congress · Jun 27, 1916
To amend sundry civil appropriation bill H.R. 15836, by increasing the salary of counsel for the federal trade commission from $5,000 to $7,500 per year. (p. 1
On Jun 27, 1916, the Senate voted 28–42 (HR 15836). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 23–21, Republicans 6–23. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 27 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
- 28
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jun 27, 1916
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 21 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 23 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- James Paul Clarke D-AR voted no
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL voted no
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted no
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted no
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
- John Walter Smith D-MD voted no
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted no
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- John Downey Works R-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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