Senate roll call 207 · 65th Congress · Feb 22, 1918
To amend S. 3752, by prohibiting any increase of compensation or return for any additions, improvements, or betterments constructed out of, or purchased by the
On Feb 22, 1918, the Senate voted 21–49 (S 3752). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–29, Republicans 11–20. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 22 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
- 21
- No
- 49
- Did not vote
- 40
- Date
- Feb 22, 1918
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 29 no · 22 didn’t vote
- Republicans11 yes · 20 no · 18 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- Porter James Mccumber 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
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Howard Sutherland R-WV voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge 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
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- 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
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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