Senate roll call 145 · 65th Congress · Sep 5, 1917
To amend H.R. 4280, by increasing tax on war profits above 300% from 60 to 70 per cent. (p. 6621-1, p. 6619-2)
On Sep 5, 1917, the Senate voted 29–51 (HR 4280). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–23, Republicans 10–28. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 29 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
- 29
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Sep 5, 1917
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 23 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 28 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- James Henry Brady R-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted yes
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- Howard Sutherland R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- 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
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- 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
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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