Senate roll call 140 · 65th Congress · Sep 4, 1917
To amend H.R. 4280, by taxing war profits 50% in addition to taxes to be levied under existing laws. (p. 6561-2)
On Sep 4, 1917, the Senate voted 18–52 (HR 4280). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 12–27, Republicans 7–26. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 19 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
- 18
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 39
- Date
- Sep 4, 1917
By party
- Democrats12 yes · 27 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 26 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Ollie Murray James 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
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Christie Benet D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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