To amend H.R. 10069 (stat-40-l-904, 7/18/18), a bill making appropriations for fiscal year ending 6/30/1919, by proposing that no new work be undertaken costing

On May 18, 1918, the Senate voted 24–28 (HR 10069). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 4–24, Republicans 20–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 8 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: 24
No: 28
Did not vote: 59
Date: May 18, 1918

By party

Democrats4 yes · 24 no · 34 didn’t vote
Republicans20 yes · 4 no · 25 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
John Frost Nugent D-ID voted yes
Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted no
Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
William Henry King D-UT voted yes
Miles Poindexter R-WA 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. 10069 (stat-40-l-904…: Senate Vote, May 18, 1918,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/65-S-256/to-amend-h-r-10069-stat-40-l-904 (accessed 2026-10-17).