Senate roll call 11 · 66th Congress · Jun 4, 1919
To amend H. J. RES. 1, by providing that the constitutional amendment shall be proposed to specially elected state conventions, rather than the legislatives the
On Jun 4, 1919, the Senate voted 28–55 (HJR 1). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 8–37, Democrats 21–18. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 26 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
- 28
- No
- 55
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Jun 4, 1919
By party
- Democrats21 yes · 18 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 37 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted no
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted no
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted no
- John Frost Nugent D-ID voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted no
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted yes
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-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
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Carter Glass D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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