Senate roll call 25 · 65th Congress · Apr 30, 1917
To amend s.j.r. 42, a resolution authorizing the pres. To requisition vessels of alien enemies, by withdrawing authorization to file damage suits and denying co
On Apr 30, 1917, the Senate voted 64–10 (SJR 42). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 31–9, Republicans 33–1. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 10 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
- 64
- No
- 10
- Did not vote
- 37
- Date
- Apr 30, 1917
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 9 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Republicans33 yes · 1 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted no
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-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
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh 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
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-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
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Henry Lee Myers 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
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
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