Senate roll call 404 · 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 u.
On Mar 2, 1917, the Senate voted 77–14 (S 8322). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 51–2, Republicans 26–12. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 14 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
- 77
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Mar 2, 1917
By party
- Democrats51 yes · 2 no · 5 didn’t vote
- Republicans26 yes · 12 no · 4 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Downey Works R-CA voted no
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE voted no
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted no
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted no
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted no
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- 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
- 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
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- 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
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson 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
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- William Hughes D-NJ
- 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
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-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
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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