Senate roll call 265 · 64th Congress · Dec 19, 1916
To amend S. 1082, striking out the word "male" so as to have section refer to persons of both sexes over the age of 21 of sound mind and who have been a residen
On Dec 19, 1916, the Senate voted 54–15 (S 1082). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 25–13, Republicans 32–3. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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
- 54
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Dec 19, 1916
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 13 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans32 yes · 3 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL voted no
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted no
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted no
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted no
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Fosgate Kirby 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
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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