Senate roll call 158 · 64th Congress · Jun 28, 1916
To amend H.R. 10484, by eliminating from section one, the prohibition against extension or enlargement of the post office departments policy of sending second c
On Jun 28, 1916, the Senate voted 25–39 (HR 10484). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–23, Republicans 12–18. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 25
- No
- 39
- Did not vote
- 32
- Date
- Jun 28, 1916
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 23 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 18 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted yes
- John Downey Works R-CA voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted yes
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted yes
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted yes
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted yes
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted yes
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
- George Tener Oliver R-PA voted yes
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI voted yes
- Luke Lea D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- 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
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- 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
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- George William Norris R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith 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
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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