Senate roll call 91 · 66th Congress · Nov 15, 1919
To amend reservation no. 5 to the versailles treaty, that the United States reserves to itself exclusively the right to decide what questions are within its dom
On Nov 15, 1919, the Senate voted 52–40. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 29–19, Democrats 23–21. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 40 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
- 52
- No
- 40
- Did not vote
- 9
- Date
- Nov 15, 1919
By party
- Democrats23 yes · 21 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans29 yes · 19 no · 3 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted no
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE voted no
- Park Trammell D-FL voted no
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted no
- Harry Stewart New R-IN voted no
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY voted no
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
- Edward James Gay D-LA voted no
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted no
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted no
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted no
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted no
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted no
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Howard Sutherland R-WV voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- 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
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- 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
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- 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
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
Other votes
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