Senate roll call 5 · 64th Congress · Jan 18, 1916
To amend an amendment to S. 381, (c 416 39 stat 45, 8-29-16) a bill providing a more autonomous government for the the philippine islands, by excluding the pena
On Jan 18, 1916, the Senate voted 32–26 (S 381). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 23–12, Republicans 9–14. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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
- 32
- No
- 26
- Did not vote
- 42
- Date
- Jan 18, 1916
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 12 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 14 no · 19 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted yes
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted no
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- Luke Lea D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted yes
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted no
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV voted no
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- 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
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson 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
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend an amendment to S. 381, (c 416 39…: Senate Vote, Jan 18, 1916,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/64-S-5/to-amend-an-amendment-to-s-381-c-416 (accessed 2026-10-17).