Senate roll call 222 · 65th Congress · Mar 13, 1918
To decide a point of order, raised by smith, made during debate on S. 3752 (stat-40-l-451, 3/21/18, 3/21/18), a bill providing for federal control of railroads,
On Mar 13, 1918, the Senate voted 51–23 (S 3752). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 19–23, Republicans 35–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 19 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
- 51
- No
- 23
- Did not vote
- 34
- Date
- Mar 13, 1918
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 23 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans35 yes · 0 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- John Frost Nugent D-ID voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- William Joel Stone D-MO voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted yes
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted yes
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted yes
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- 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
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah 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
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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