Senate roll call 47 · 65th Congress · May 14, 1917
To amend H.R. 291, by withdrawing that section which makes it unlawful to produce intoxicating liquors after 1917 and during the war. (p. 2266-1)
On May 14, 1917, the Senate voted 47–37 (HR 291). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 26–22, Republicans 21–17. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 39 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
- 47
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- May 14, 1917
By party
- Democrats26 yes · 22 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 17 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted no
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE voted no
- Park Trammell D-FL voted no
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted no
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted no
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME voted no
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
- William Alden Smith R-MI voted no
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted no
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted no
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
- Howard Sutherland R-WV voted no
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson 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
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- 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
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- 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
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-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
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- George William Norris R-NE
- 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
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
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