Senate roll call 399 · 64th Congress · Mar 2, 1917
To proceed to consideration of S. 8322, a bill authorizing the President of the U.S. To supply merchant ships, the property of U.S. Citizens and bearing the reg
On Mar 2, 1917, the Senate voted 64–15 (S 8322). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 42–3, Republicans 23–12. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 15 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
- 64
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 20
- Date
- Mar 2, 1917
By party
- Democrats42 yes · 3 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 12 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted no
- John Downey Works R-CA voted no
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL voted no
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted no
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted no
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- 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
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- James Edgar Martine 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
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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