Senate roll call 92 · 65th Congress · Jul 20, 1917
To amend H.R. 4961, by deleting references to interstate commerce where they appear, so as to prevent interference with full operation and administration of pro
On Jul 20, 1917, the Senate voted 24–51 (HR 4961). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–27, Republicans 8–26. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 24 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
- 24
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 34
- Date
- Jul 20, 1917
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 27 no · 19 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 26 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted yes
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted yes
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- 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
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- 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
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- 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
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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