Senate roll call 254 · 63rd Congress · Apr 21, 1914
To pass H. J. RES. 251.
On Apr 21, 1914, the Senate voted 72–13 (HJR 251). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 50–0, Republicans 27–13, Others 1–0. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 13 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
- 72
- No
- 13
- Did not vote
- 10
- Date
- Apr 21, 1914
By party
- Democrats50 yes · 0 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans27 yes · 13 no · 4 didn’t vote
- Others1 yes · 0 no
Who broke with their party
- John Downey Works R-CA voted no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted no
- Elihu Root R-NY voted no
- George Tener Oliver R-PA voted no
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI voted no
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- George Clement Perkins R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Stanley West D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- 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
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- William O'Connell Bradley R-KY
- John Randolph Thornton D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- 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
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Coe Isaac Crawford R-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- 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
- Miles Poindexter O-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Joseph Little Bristow R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- George William Norris R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Elihu Root R-NY
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Did not vote
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.