To agree to a committee of the whole amendment to H.R. 13308, by appropriating $50,000,000 for fiscal year ending in 1919, $75,000,000 for year ending in 1920,

On Feb 8, 1919, the Senate voted 51–17 (HR 13308). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 33–3, Republicans 18–14. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 17 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: 51
No: 17
Did not vote: 43
Date: Feb 8, 1919

By party

Democrats33 yes · 3 no · 26 didn’t vote
Republicans18 yes · 14 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE voted no
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted no
Harry Stewart New R-IN voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted no
Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted no
Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME voted no
Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted no
William Henry King D-UT voted no
Carroll Smalley Page R-VT 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 agree to a committee of the whole…: Senate Vote, Feb 8, 1919,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/65-S-362/to-agree-to-a-committee-of-the-whole-amendment (accessed 2026-10-17).