To amend H.R. 9054, by withdrawing the borland amendment which provides for an eight hour day for employees of the U.S. At washington. (p. 3838-1)

On Mar 21, 1918, the Senate voted 40–23 (HR 9054). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 26–11, Republicans 17–16. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 27 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: 40
No: 23
Did not vote: 41
Date: Mar 21, 1918

By party

Democrats26 yes · 11 no · 25 didn’t vote
Republicans17 yes · 16 no · 16 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
Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
Hoke Smith D-GA voted no
Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
John Frost Nugent D-ID voted no
William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
Harry Stewart New R-IN voted no
James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted no
Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted no
James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
George William Norris R-NE voted no
Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted no
Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted no
Reed Smoot R-UT voted no
Carroll Smalley Page R-VT voted no
Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no

How each senator voted: Yes

How each senator voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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