Senate roll call 397 · 66th Congress · Feb 26, 1921
To amend H.R. 16100, the fortification and defense appropriation bill, by authorizing the secretary of war to transfer and deliver to the secretary of agricultu
On Feb 26, 1921, the Senate voted 27–27 (HR 16100). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 20–9, Democrats 7–18. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 16 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
- 27
- Did not vote
- 47
- Date
- Feb 26, 1921
By party
- Democrats7 yes · 18 no · 25 didn’t vote
- Republicans20 yes · 9 no · 22 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted no
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted no
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
- Davis Elkins R-WV voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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