Senate roll call 256 · 64th Congress · Dec 12, 1916
To concur in the amendment to H.R. 10384, which amendment provides that unless otherwise provided for by existing treaties persons who are natives of islands no
On Dec 12, 1916, the Senate voted 42–14 (HR 10384). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 23–8, Democrats 21–7. 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
- 42
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 41
- Date
- Dec 12, 1916
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 7 no · 30 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 8 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted no
- John Downey Works R-CA voted no
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted no
- William Alden Smith R-MI voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
- George Sutherland R-UT voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- 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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