Senate roll call 29 · 65th Congress · May 1, 1917
To amend H.R. 3545, a bill increasing temproarily the military establishment of the United States, by eliminating"nothing in this act shall compel any person to
On May 1, 1917, the Senate voted 17–54 (HR 3545). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 11–27, Republicans 6–27. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 17 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
- 17
- No
- 54
- Did not vote
- 40
- Date
- May 1, 1917
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 27 no · 24 didn’t vote
- Republicans6 yes · 27 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted yes
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted yes
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted yes
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- William Henry King D-UT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
How each senator voted: No
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-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
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew 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
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Frederick William Mulkey R-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
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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