Senate roll call 53 · 64th Congress · Mar 8, 1916
To amend S. 3331, by authorizing the President to appoint a commission of seven men at least four of whom shall be skilled engineers at an annual salary of $750
On Mar 8, 1916, the Senate voted 24–35 (S 3331). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 8–29, Republicans 17–7. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 24
- No
- 35
- Did not vote
- 39
- Date
- Mar 8, 1916
By party
- Democrats8 yes · 29 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 7 no · 18 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted yes
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM voted no
- Harry Lane D-OR voted yes
- Luke Lea D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted yes
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Harry Lane D-OR
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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