Senate roll call 121 · 65th Congress · Aug 1, 1917
To pass S.J. RES. 17. (p. 5666-1)
On Aug 1, 1917, the Senate voted 65–20 (SJR 17). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 39–12, Republicans 34–9. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 21 members voted against their own party.
During the 65th Congress (1917–1918), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Democrats held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 65
- No
- 20
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Aug 1, 1917
By party
- Democrats39 yes · 12 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans34 yes · 9 no · 6 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted no
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted no
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted no
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted no
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted no
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted no
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX voted no
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- 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
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox 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
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-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
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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