Senate roll call 323 · 65th Congress · Sep 30, 1918
To table an amendment to H.J. RES. 200, proposing to disenfranchise unnaturalized aliens, including wives of U.S. Citizens who are not citizens other than by m
On Sep 30, 1918, the Senate voted 50–33 (HJR 200). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 26–19, Republicans 24–15. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 34 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
- 50
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Sep 30, 1918
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 19 no · 17 didn’t vote
- Republicans24 yes · 15 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Park Trammell D-FL voted no
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted no
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Harry Stewart New R-IN voted no
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
- Walter Guion D-LA voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
- John Walter Smith D-MD voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH voted no
- David Baird R-NJ voted no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted no
- Christie Benet D-SC voted no
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted no
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Walter Guion D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Christie Benet D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
Did not vote
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- William Henry King D-UT
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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