Senate roll call 194 · 64th Congress · Jul 21, 1916
To concur in the amendment to H.R. 15947, which amendment increases the naval establishment by the addition of 10 first class battleships at a cost of not excee
On Jul 21, 1916, the Senate voted 61–15 (HR 15947). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 38–7, Republicans 23–8. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 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
- 61
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Jul 21, 1916
By party
- Democrats38 yes · 7 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 8 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- John Downey Works R-CA voted no
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted no
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted no
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Harry Lane D-OR voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-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
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- 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
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot 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
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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