Senate roll call 159 · 65th Congress · Sep 10, 1917
To amend H.R. 4280, by imposing an additional tax upon every individual income for calendar year of 1917. (p. 6873-1)
On Sep 10, 1917, the Senate voted 15–65 (HR 4280). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 6–36, Republicans 9–29. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 15 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
- 15
- No
- 65
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Sep 10, 1917
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 36 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 29 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- James Henry Brady R-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
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
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- 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
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- 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
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- 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
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- 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
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard 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
- 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
- Robert Latham Owen 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
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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