Senate roll call 212 · 65th Congress · Feb 22, 1918
To amend S. 3752, by offering a substitute for the entire bill, authorizing the President in time of war to take possession, assume control and utilize systems
On Feb 22, 1918, the Senate voted 14–51 (S 3752). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 1–35, Republicans 13–17. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 14 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
- 14
- No
- 51
- Did not vote
- 45
- Date
- Feb 22, 1918
By party
- Democrats1 yes · 35 no · 26 didn’t vote
- Republicans13 yes · 17 no · 19 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted yes
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- William Alden Smith R-MI voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- George Payne Mclean 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
- Thomas William Hardwick 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
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- 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
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- James Henry Brady 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
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- 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
- 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
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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