Senate roll call 14 · 65th Congress · Apr 28, 1917
To further amend S. 1871, by prohibiting the sale of liquors not only to soldiers and members of Congress, but also to all other U.S. Government employees. (p
On Apr 28, 1917, the Senate voted 30–54 (S 1871). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 20–26, Republicans 10–28. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 30 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
- 30
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Apr 28, 1917
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 26 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 28 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- William Joel Stone D-MO voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted yes
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- 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
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- 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
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith 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
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- 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
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- 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
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