Senate roll call 377 · 64th Congress · Feb 28, 1917
To amend H.R. 20573, by assessing the highest rate of duty upon articles of merchandise imported from foreign countries and entering for U.S. Consumption which
On Feb 28, 1917, the Senate voted 33–44 (HR 20573). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 1–44, Republicans 32–0. It was a party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides. 1 member 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
- 33
- No
- 44
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Feb 28, 1917
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 44 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans32 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Harry Lane D-OR voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- George William Norris R-NE
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- 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
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- James Alexander Reed 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
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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