To agree to the conference report on H. R. 18202, which report provides that vessels built in the U.S. Which have been certified by the steam-boat-inspection s

On Aug 17, 1914, the Senate voted 20–40 (HR 18202). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 22–20, Republicans 2–25, Others 1–0. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 22 members voted against their own party.

During the 63rd Congress (1913–1914), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.

Yes: 20
No: 40
Did not vote: 31
Date: Aug 17, 1914

By party

Democrats22 yes · 20 no · 14 didn’t vote
Republicans2 yes · 25 no · 17 didn’t vote
Others1 yes · 0 no

Who broke with their party

Francis Shelley (Frank) White D-AL voted no
John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted no
Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE voted no
William Stanley West D-GA voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
Johnson Newlon Camden Jr. D-KY voted no
Ollie Murray James D-KY voted no
Blair Lee D-MD voted no
John Walter Smith D-MD voted no
Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME voted no
William Joel Stone D-MO voted no
Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted no
James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted no
Key Pittman D-NV voted no
Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
Luke Lea D-TN voted no
Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted no
Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
William Edwin Chilton D-WV voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To agree to the conference report on H. R…: Senate Vote, Aug 17, 1914,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/63-S-358/to-agree-to-the-conference-report-on-h-r (accessed 2026-10-17).