Senate roll call 11 · 67th Congress · Apr 20, 1921
To amend the treaty with columbia by refusing columbia free use of canal for movement of troops or ships of war or materials when she is at war with a nation at
On Apr 20, 1921, the Senate voted 39–50. Result: failed. By party: Republicans 21–36, Democrats 19–15. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 36 members voted against their own party.
During the 67th Congress (1921–1922), Warren G. Harding was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 39
- No
- 50
- Did not vote
- 16
- Date
- Apr 20, 1921
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 15 no · 6 didn’t vote
- Republicans21 yes · 36 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY voted no
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY voted yes
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA voted no
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH voted yes
- John William Harreld R-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- Peter Norbeck R-SD voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Carter Glass D-VA voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- Thaddeus Horatius Caraway D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Thomas Edward Watson D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Richard Pretlow Ernst R-KY
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- John William Harreld R-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Peter Norbeck R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Ralph Henry Cameron R-AZ
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Samuel Danford Nicholson R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- William Brown Mckinley R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Edwin Sidney Broussard D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Ovington Eugene Weller R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Edwin Fremont Ladd R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Holm Olaf Bursum R-NM
- Tasker Lowndes Oddie R-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Nelson Stanfield R-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Thomas Coleman Du Pont R-DE
- Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. D-DE
- Rebecca Latimer Felton D-GA
- Walter Franklin George D-GA
- Charles Augustus Rawson R-IA
- Smith Wildman Brookhart R-IA
- James Couzens R-MI
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- David Aiken Reed R-PA
- George Wharton Pepper R-PA
- William Evans Crow R-PA
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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