To amend H.R. 9314 (stat-40-l-519, 4/15/18), a bill making consular and diplomatic appropriations for fiscal 1919, by appropriating for the salary of one member

On Mar 9, 1918, the Senate voted 26–28 (HR 9314). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–15, Republicans 11–14. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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: 26
No: 28
Did not vote: 56
Date: Mar 9, 1918

By party

Democrats15 yes · 15 no · 32 didn’t vote
Republicans11 yes · 14 no · 24 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

James Duval Phelan D-CA voted no
John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
Park Trammell D-FL voted no
William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
John Frost Nugent D-ID voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
William Joel Stone D-MO voted no
James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted yes
Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted yes
Key Pittman D-NV voted no
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted yes
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.R. 9314 (stat-40-l-519, 4/15/18)…: Senate Vote, Mar 9, 1918,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/65-S-219/to-amend-h-r-9314-stat-40-l-519 (accessed 2026-10-17).