Senate roll call 247 · 66th Congress · Mar 18, 1920
To table a reservation to the versaille treaty, declaring sympathy with irish aspiration for their own government and the hope that upon its attainment they can
On Mar 18, 1920, the Senate voted 28–51. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 15–29, Republicans 15–25. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 28
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Mar 18, 1920
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 29 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 25 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted yes
- Edward James Gay D-LA voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted yes
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted yes
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted yes
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Carter Glass D-VA voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted yes
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted yes
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- 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
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- 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
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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