Senate roll call 39 · 65th Congress · May 12, 1917
To amend H.R. 291, by prohibiting the use of any cereal, grain, sugar, or syrup in production of spirituous liquors, after sept. 1, 1917, and for duration of wa
On May 12, 1917, the Senate voted 31–42 (HR 291). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–26, Republicans 16–17. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 32 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
- 31
- No
- 42
- Did not vote
- 36
- Date
- May 12, 1917
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 26 no · 20 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 17 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- Harry Stewart New R-IN voted yes
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted yes
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted yes
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- William Joel Stone D-MO voted yes
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted yes
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted yes
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- 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
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
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