Senate roll call 79 · 65th Congress · Jul 7, 1917
To reconsider an amendment to H.R. 4961, by which the President of U.S. Is diricted to take over all distilled liquors held in bond and authorized to pay owner
On Jul 7, 1917, the Senate voted 25–52 (HR 4961). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–26, Republicans 7–29. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 25 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
- 25
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 31
- Date
- Jul 7, 1917
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 26 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 29 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted yes
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted yes
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- John Walter Smith D-MD voted yes
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- William Joel Stone D-MO voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted yes
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted yes
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted yes
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- 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 Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- 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
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- 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
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers 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
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- 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
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- 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
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- 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
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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