Senate roll call 265 · 65th Congress · May 27, 1918
To agree to conference report on S.J. RES. 152 (stat-40-l593, 5/31/18), a bill to prevent rent profiteering in the district of columbia. (p. 7115-2)
On May 27, 1918, the Senate voted 31–17 (SJR 152). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 22–5, Republicans 9–12. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 31
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 63
- Date
- May 27, 1918
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 5 no · 35 didn’t vote
- Republicans9 yes · 12 no · 28 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted no
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted yes
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted yes
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted yes
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Christie Benet D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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