Senate roll call 117 · 65th Congress · Aug 1, 1917
To amend S.J. RES. 17, by substituting "distilled" for "intoxicating" liquors, those beverages to be prohibited from being manufactured, sold, or transported, u
On Aug 1, 1917, the Senate voted 22–57 (SJR 17). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–32, Republicans 10–26. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 members voted against their own party.
During the 65th Congress (1917–1918), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 22
- No
- 57
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Aug 1, 1917
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 32 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 26 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted yes
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted yes
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- 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
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- 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
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- 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
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- 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
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
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