Senate roll call 161 · 65th Congress · Sep 10, 1917
To amend H.R. 4280, by fixing the rate of postage for 2nd class and advertising matter, according to zones. (p. 6882-2)
On Sep 10, 1917, the Senate voted 20–48 (HR 4280). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 16–18, Republicans 4–30. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 20 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
- 20
- No
- 48
- Did not vote
- 43
- Date
- Sep 10, 1917
By party
- Democrats16 yes · 18 no · 28 didn’t vote
- Republicans4 yes · 30 no · 15 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO 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
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- 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
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- 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
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-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
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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