Senate roll call 70 · 65th Congress · Jul 6, 1917
To amend H.R. 4961, by prohibiting the use of distilled spirits now in bond, or imported alcohol, as a beverage, during existing war. (p. 4747-2)
On Jul 6, 1917, the Senate voted 54–30 (HR 4961). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 28–18, Republicans 27–13. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 31 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
- 54
- No
- 30
- Did not vote
- 25
- Date
- Jul 6, 1917
By party
- Democrats28 yes · 18 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans27 yes · 13 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted no
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted no
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted no
- John Walter Smith D-MD voted no
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted no
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted no
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV voted no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted no
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted no
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted no
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted no
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted no
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- 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
- 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
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- 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
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- 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
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- 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
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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