Senate roll call 78 · 65th Congress · Jul 7, 1917
To agree to the first clause of the amendment to H.R. 4961 forbidding withdrawal of bonded liquors or spirits during the existing war. (p. 4759-1)
On Jul 7, 1917, the Senate voted 39–43 (HR 4961). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–28, Republicans 22–16. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 34 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
- 39
- No
- 43
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jul 7, 1917
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 28 no · 16 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 16 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Harry Stewart New R-IN voted no
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted no
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted no
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted no
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted no
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted no
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted yes
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-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
- 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
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- 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
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain 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
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- 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
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Lee Slater Overman 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
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Christie Benet D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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