Senate roll call 181 · 64th Congress · Jul 18, 1916
To amend an amendment to H.R. 15947, by providing that where constructed not less than three battleships, except in case of necessity, requiring their presence
On Jul 18, 1916, the Senate voted 18–48 (HR 15947). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 9–31, Republicans 9–18. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 18 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
- 18
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 33
- Date
- Jul 18, 1916
By party
- Democrats9 yes · 31 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 18 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- John Downey Works R-CA voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted yes
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
- Harry Lane D-OR voted yes
- George Tener Oliver R-PA voted yes
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted yes
- George Sutherland R-UT voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones 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
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Key Pittman D-NV
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard 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
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Worth Kern 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
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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