Senate roll call 214 · 65th Congress · Mar 1, 1918
To amend S. 3714, by eliminating the clause, "that no director or officer of the corporation shall continue to be an officer, director, or trustee of any other
On Mar 1, 1918, the Senate voted 31–37 (S 3714). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 15–20, Democrats 17–17. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 32 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
- 31
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 42
- Date
- Mar 1, 1918
By party
- Democrats17 yes · 17 no · 28 didn’t vote
- Republicans15 yes · 20 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted no
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted no
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted no
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA voted no
- John Frost Nugent D-ID voted no
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted yes
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted yes
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted no
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH voted yes
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted yes
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted no
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted yes
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted yes
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC voted no
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted no
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-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
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- 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
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- 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
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- 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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