Senate roll call 54 · 64th Congress · Mar 8, 1916
To concur in the amendment to S. 3331, which amendment gives preference to applicant which offers to U.S. The most favorable terms for taking over the property
On Mar 8, 1916, the Senate voted 30–32 (S 3331). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 26–10, Republicans 4–22. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 30
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 38
- Date
- Mar 8, 1916
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 10 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 22 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- James Paul Clarke D-AR voted no
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted no
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- 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
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- 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
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- 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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