Senate roll call 406 · 64th Congress · Mar 3, 1917
To table an appeal from the chair's decision, a motion made during debate on H.R. 21052, a bill authorizing the pres. Of the U.S. To supply merchant ships, the
On Mar 3, 1917, the Senate voted 52–15 (HR 21052). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 35–8, Republicans 19–8. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 16 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
- 52
- No
- 15
- Did not vote
- 30
- Date
- Mar 3, 1917
By party
- Democrats35 yes · 8 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans19 yes · 8 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted no
- John Downey Works R-CA voted no
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted no
- Blair Lee D-MD voted no
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ voted no
- Harry Lane D-OR voted no
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones 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
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Henry Algernon Du Pont R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Nathan Philemon Bryan D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- 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
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Thomas Benton Catron R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- George Tener Oliver R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
How each senator voted: No
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- John Downey Works R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Blair Lee D-MD
- Moses Edwin Clapp R-MN
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- James Edgar Martine D-NJ
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Did not vote
- James Paul Clarke D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Benjamin Franklin Shively D-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Worth Kern D-IN
- Thomas Taggart D-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Charles Fletcher Johnson D-ME
- Edwin Chick Burleigh R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- George William Norris R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Aloysius O'Gorman D-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Henry Frederick Lippitt R-RI
- Luke Lea D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- George Sutherland R-UT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- William Edwin Chilton D-WV
- Clarence Don Clark R-WY
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
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