Senate roll call 46 · 65th Congress · May 14, 1917
To amend H.R. 291, by authorizing the President (in time of war) to prescribe rules relating to disclosure of information relating to U.S. Military operations (
On May 14, 1917, the Senate voted 34–48 (HR 291). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 26–21, Republicans 8–29. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 29 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
- 34
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- May 14, 1917
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 21 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 29 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted no
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted no
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE voted no
- Park Trammell D-FL voted no
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted no
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted no
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
Did not vote
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Charles Belknap Henderson 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
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
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