Senate roll call 61 · 65th Congress · Jun 2, 1917
To amend H.R. 4188, by empowering pres. To suspend trading by offending exchanges in grain and food futures, if speculation in these futures is causing unwarran
On Jun 2, 1917, the Senate voted 37–17 (HR 4188). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 16–12, Republicans 22–5. 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
- 37
- No
- 17
- Did not vote
- 56
- Date
- Jun 2, 1917
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 12 no · 34 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 5 no · 22 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted no
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- Park Trammell D-FL voted no
- James Henry Brady R-ID voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted no
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted no
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted no
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted no
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Christie Benet D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
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