Senate roll call 213 · 65th Congress · Mar 1, 1918
To amend S. 3714 (stat-40-l-506, 4/5/18), a bill establishing a war finance corp., by providing that the four directors of the corp. Shall receive an annual sal
On Mar 1, 1918, the Senate voted 36–32 (S 3714). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 18–20, Republicans 20–12. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 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
- 36
- No
- 32
- Did not vote
- 41
- Date
- Mar 1, 1918
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 20 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 12 no · 17 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted no
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted no
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- John Walter Smith D-MD voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- William Alden Smith R-MI voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted no
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted yes
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
- Howard Sutherland R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham 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
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Knight Shields 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
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- 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
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- William Joel Stone D-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
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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