Senate roll call 332 · 64th Congress · Feb 13, 1917
To suspend rule #16, a motion made during consideration of H.R. 19410. (p. 2995-2)
On Feb 13, 1917, the Senate voted 34–37 (HR 19410). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 20–25, Republicans 18–14. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 34 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
- 34
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Feb 13, 1917
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 25 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans18 yes · 14 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- James Henry Brady R-ID voted no
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted no
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted no
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME voted no
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- William Joel Stone D-MO voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
- Harry Lane D-OR voted yes
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- George Sutherland R-UT voted no
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted yes
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend 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
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-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
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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