To proceed to the consideration of H.R. 9533. (p. 3482-1)

On Feb 17, 1917, the Senate voted 22–25 (HR 9533). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–12, Republicans 9–13. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 21 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: 22
No: 25
Did not vote: 53
Date: Feb 17, 1917

By party

Democrats13 yes · 12 no · 33 didn’t vote
Republicans9 yes · 13 no · 20 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

John Downey Works R-CA voted yes
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
Hoke Smith D-GA voted no
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted yes
James Eli Watson R-IN voted yes
William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted no
Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted yes
James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted no
Key Pittman D-NV voted no
George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted no
Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted yes
Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted no
Robert Marion La Follette R-WI 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 proceed to the consideration of H.R…: Senate Vote, Feb 17, 1917,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/64-S-346/to-proceed-to-the-consideration-of-h-r-9533 (accessed 2026-10-17).