Senate roll call 302 · 64th Congress · Jan 17, 1917
To amend an amendment to H.R. 18542, by increasing the pay from $7,500 to $10,000, for four members of the farm3loan board. (p. 1538-2,1524-1)
On Jan 17, 1917, the Senate voted 43–18 (HR 18542). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 35–2, Republicans 8–16. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 10 members voted against their own party.
During the 64th Congress (1915–1916), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 43
- No
- 18
- Did not vote
- 39
- Date
- Jan 17, 1917
By party
- Democrats35 yes · 2 no · 21 didn’t vote
- Republicans8 yes · 16 no · 18 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- James Henry Brady R-ID voted yes
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted no
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- John Downey Works R-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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