Senate roll call 361 · 65th Congress · Feb 8, 1919
To amend H.R. 13308, by equalizing the amount of pay of enlisted men or officers of the United States army employed in the construction of roads with that paid
On Feb 8, 1919, the Senate voted 33–33 (HR 13308). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 5–29, Republicans 28–4. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 9 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
- 33
- No
- 33
- Did not vote
- 45
- Date
- Feb 8, 1919
By party
- Democrats5 yes · 29 no · 28 didn’t vote
- Republicans28 yes · 4 no · 17 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE voted yes
- John Frost Nugent D-ID voted yes
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands 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
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Christie Benet D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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