Senate roll call 203 · 65th Congress · Feb 22, 1918
To amend S. 3752, by providing that every railroad competing for traffic with a railroad or railroads of which President has taken possession, use, or control,
On Feb 22, 1918, the Senate voted 58–14 (S 3752). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 33–11, Republicans 25–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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
- 58
- No
- 14
- Did not vote
- 38
- Date
- Feb 22, 1918
By party
- Democrats33 yes · 11 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans25 yes · 4 no · 20 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted no
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE voted no
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted no
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- 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
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William Henry King D-UT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- 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
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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