Senate roll call 246 · 66th Congress · Mar 18, 1920
To table an amendment to a reservation to the versailles treaty providing that in giving consent to the ratification of the treaty the United States adheres to
On Mar 18, 1920, the Senate voted 34–34. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–21, Republicans 20–14. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 30 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
- 34
- No
- 34
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Mar 18, 1920
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 21 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 14 no · 17 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- John Frost Nugent D-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Harry Stewart New R-IN voted no
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- John Walter Smith D-MD voted yes
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted no
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted yes
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted no
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-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
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- 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
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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