Senate roll call 19 · 64th Congress · Feb 4, 1916
To amend S. 381, by stating that the philippine form of government shall be a republican, established under a constitution to be submitted to the people by the
On Feb 4, 1916, the Senate voted 33–46 (S 381). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–27, Republicans 14–19. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 33 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
- 33
- No
- 46
- Did not vote
- 21
- Date
- Feb 4, 1916
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 27 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 19 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- John Downey Works R-CA voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- William Joel Stone 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
- George William Norris R-NE 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
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- Luke Lea D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted yes
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- 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
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
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
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- 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
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- 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
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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