Senate roll call 17 · 64th Congress · Feb 4, 1916
To amend S. 381, by allowing the President not less than two nor more than four years to withdraw sovereignty of U.S. From philippine islands, except portions h
On Feb 4, 1916, the Senate voted 25–52 (S 381). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–30, Republicans 10–22. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 25 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
- 52
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Feb 4, 1916
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 30 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 22 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- John Walter Smith D-MD voted yes
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted yes
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted yes
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted yes
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- Luke Lea D-TN voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Morris Sheppard 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
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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