Senate roll call 65 · 66th Congress · Nov 6, 1919
To amend the versailles treaty by forbidding any declaration of war without a referendum and approving vote of the people.
On Nov 6, 1919, the Senate voted 16–67. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–29, Democrats 2–39. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 17 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
- 16
- No
- 67
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Nov 6, 1919
By party
- Democrats2 yes · 39 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 29 no · 7 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL voted yes
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- Davis Elkins R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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