Senate roll call 336 · 65th Congress · Dec 23, 1918
To amend H.R. 12863, by abolishing the so-called luxury taxes (excise taxes) contained in the house bill.
On Dec 23, 1918, the Senate voted 32–38 (HR 12863). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–20, Republicans 16–21. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 32
- No
- 38
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- Dec 23, 1918
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 20 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 21 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted yes
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE voted yes
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE voted yes
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- Harry Stewart New R-IN voted yes
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- John Walter Smith D-MD voted yes
- William Alden Smith R-MI voted yes
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO voted yes
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted yes
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted yes
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted yes
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted yes
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted yes
- Howard Sutherland R-WV voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- 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
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Christie Benet D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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