Senate roll call 267 · 64th Congress · Dec 19, 1916
To amend an amendment to S. 1082, by providing that 25% of the tax payers over 21 years of age by petiton asking that an election be held for the purpose of sub
On Dec 19, 1916, the Senate voted 38–38 (S 1082). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 25–25, Republicans 16–20. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 41 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
- 38
- No
- 38
- Did not vote
- 14
- Date
- Dec 19, 1916
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 25 no · 8 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 20 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted no
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted no
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted yes
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
- Harry Lane D-OR voted no
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
- George Tener Oliver R-PA voted yes
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted yes
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted no
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted no
- Luke Lea D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- George Sutherland R-UT voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted no
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted yes
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted yes
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV voted no
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- 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
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- 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
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-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
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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