Senate roll call 12 · 65th Congress · Apr 28, 1917
To table an amendment to S. 1871, which prohibits the sale of liquors to government employees, soldiers and members of Congress. (p. 1457-1)
On Apr 28, 1917, the Senate voted 39–48 (S 1871). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 23–25, Republicans 16–23. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 39 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
- 39
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Apr 28, 1917
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 25 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 23 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- Harry Stewart New R-IN voted yes
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted yes
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted yes
- John Walter Smith D-MD voted yes
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted yes
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted yes
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted yes
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted yes
- Howard Sutherland R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- 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
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Key Pittman D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- 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
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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