Senate roll call 156 · 65th Congress · Sep 10, 1917
To amend H.R. 4280, by replacing the heading of title IX, "war excise tax on coffee, tea cocoa and sugar," with "inheritance tax," which provides that an entire
On Sep 10, 1917, the Senate voted 30–51 (HR 4280). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 20–25, Republicans 10–26. 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
- 51
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Sep 10, 1917
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 25 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans10 yes · 26 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted yes
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman 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
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted yes
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX 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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- 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
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- 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
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- 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
- Charles Allen Culberson 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
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon 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
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- 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
- 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
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
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