Senate roll call 362 · 64th Congress · Feb 27, 1917
To agree to the amendment to H.R. 20573, (39 stat. 1000, 3-3-17), a bill to increase revenue to defray the expenses of the increased appropriations for the army
On Feb 27, 1917, the Senate voted 21–59 (HR 20573). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 19–26, Republicans 2–34. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 21
- No
- 59
- Did not vote
- 19
- Date
- Feb 27, 1917
By party
- Democrats19 yes · 26 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans2 yes · 34 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL voted yes
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted yes
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted yes
- William Hughes D-NJ voted yes
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM voted yes
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
How each senator voted: No
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- 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
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Blair Lee D-MD
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Luke Lea 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
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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