Senate roll call 232 · 66th Congress · Mar 15, 1920
To agree to a substitute to reservation no. 2 of the versailles treaty, by refusing obligation, on the part of United States, to use its friendly offices, armed
On Mar 15, 1920, the Senate voted 27–51. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 0–41, Democrats 28–10. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 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
- 27
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 22
- Date
- Mar 15, 1920
By party
- Democrats28 yes · 10 no · 12 didn’t vote
- Republicans0 yes · 41 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted no
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted no
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- 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
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar 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
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
Did not vote
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to a substitute to reservation no…: Senate Vote, Mar 15, 1920,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/66-S-232/to-agree-to-a-substitute-to-reservation-no-2 (accessed 2026-10-17).