Senate roll call 51 · 66th Congress · Oct 11, 1919
To amend H.J. RES. 151, (41stat. 350 11/7/19), a resolution providing additional compensation for employees of the postal system, by increasing the salaries and
On Oct 11, 1919, the Senate voted 28–23 (HJR 151). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 20–6, Republicans 8–18. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 14 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
- 23
- Did not vote
- 49
- Date
- Oct 11, 1919
By party
- Democrats20 yes · 6 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 18 no · 25 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted yes
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY voted no
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO voted yes
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV voted no
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- Howard Sutherland R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- William Henry King D-UT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- 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
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H.J. RES. 151, (41stat. 350…: Senate Vote, Oct 11, 1919,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/66-S-51/to-amend-h-j-res-151-41stat-350-11 (accessed 2026-10-17).