To agree to a committee of the whole amendment to H.R. 13462, requesting the international joint commission created by the january 11, 1909, treaty between the

On Feb 18, 1919, the Senate voted 43–18 (HR 13462). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 27–5, Republicans 17–13. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 18 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: 43
No: 18
Did not vote: 49
Date: Feb 18, 1919

By party

Democrats27 yes · 5 no · 30 didn’t vote
Republicans17 yes · 13 no · 19 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID 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
James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
David Baird R-NJ voted no
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted no
Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
William Henry King D-UT voted no
Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted no
Miles Poindexter R-WA 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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