Senate roll call 334 · 64th Congress · Feb 14, 1917
To agree to the amendment to H.R. 19410, which amendment requires the post master general to renew contracts for the pneumatic tube service, appropriating $1,00
On Feb 14, 1917, the Senate voted 45–25 (HR 19410). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 22–22, Republicans 28–4. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 26 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
- 45
- No
- 25
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Feb 14, 1917
By party
- Democrats22 yes · 22 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans28 yes · 4 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted no
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted no
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted no
- Blair Lee D-MD voted no
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- William Joel Stone D-MO voted no
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted no
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
- Harry Lane D-OR voted no
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC voted no
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted no
- Luke Lea D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- 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
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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