Senate roll call 99 · 64th Congress · Apr 18, 1916
To amend H.R. 12766, by providing for the maintaining of military instruction camps whereby citizens, upon application of enlistment as prescribed by the secret
On Apr 18, 1916, the Senate voted 16–58 (HR 12766). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–33, Republicans 3–27. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 16
- No
- 58
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Apr 18, 1916
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 33 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans3 yes · 27 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted yes
- Blair Lee D-MD voted yes
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted yes
- Harry Lane D-OR voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- 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
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Hughes D-NJ
- 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
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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