Senate roll call 16 · 65th Congress · Apr 28, 1917
To amend S. 1871, by raising the minimum age limit to be selected into the military from 21 to 28 years. (p. 1463, col. 2)
On Apr 28, 1917, the Senate voted 42–45 (S 1871). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 28–19, Republicans 14–26. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 33 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
- 42
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Apr 28, 1917
By party
- Democrats28 yes · 19 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans14 yes · 26 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE voted no
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted no
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- James Henry Brady R-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
- Harry Stewart New R-IN voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted no
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted no
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted yes
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted yes
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- 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
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- 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
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- 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
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
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
- 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
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- 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
- 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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