To refer to the committee on foreign relations a resolution S. RES. 323, requesting the President to inform the Senate, if not incompatible with public interest

On Apr 7, 1914, the Senate voted 35–27 (SRE 323). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 26–7, Republicans 10–20, Others 0–1. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 17 members voted against their own party.

During the 63rd Congress (1913–1914), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 35
No: 27
Did not vote: 37
Date: Apr 7, 1914

By party

Democrats26 yes · 7 no · 23 didn’t vote
Republicans10 yes · 20 no · 14 didn’t vote
Others0 yes · 1 no

Who broke with their party

Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
George Clement Perkins R-CA voted yes
Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted yes
Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted no
Elihu Root R-NY voted yes
James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted no
Theodore Elijah Burton R-OH voted yes
George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
Harry Lane D-OR voted no
George Tener Oliver R-PA voted yes
Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted yes

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To refer to the committee on foreign…: Senate Vote, Apr 7, 1914,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/63-S-246/to-refer-to-the-committee-on-foreign-relations-a (accessed 2026-10-17).