To pass s.j.r. 31, a resolution appropriating $10,000,000 for loans to farmers to aid in procuring fertilizer for increasing crops during calendar year 1917. (p

On May 1, 1917, the Senate voted 52–8 (SJR 31). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 37–0, Republicans 15–8. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 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: 52
No: 8
Did not vote: 51
Date: May 1, 1917

By party

Democrats37 yes · 0 no · 25 didn’t vote
Republicans15 yes · 8 no · 26 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Harry Stewart New R-IN voted no
Charles Curtis R-KS voted no
Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
Albert Bacon Fall R-NM voted no
William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted no
Reed Smoot R-UT 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 pass s.j.r. 31, a resolution…: Senate Vote, May 1, 1917,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/65-S-30/to-pass-s-j-r-31-a-resolution-appropriating (accessed 2026-10-16).