Senate roll call 109 · 66th Congress · Nov 18, 1919
To agree to a substitute amendment to the versailles treaty, providing for equal representation and equal voting power of our country along with great britain i
On Nov 18, 1919, the Senate voted 43–46. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 37–9, Democrats 6–37. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 66th Congress (1919–1920), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 43
- No
- 46
- Did not vote
- 12
- Date
- Nov 18, 1919
By party
- Democrats6 yes · 37 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans37 yes · 9 no · 5 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted no
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted no
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- 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
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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