Senate roll call 293 · 65th Congress · Jul 10, 1918
To appeal a decision of the chair, motion made during debate on H.R. 11945 (stat-40-l-1045, 11/21/18), a bill enabling the SEC. Of agric. To carry out during fi
On Jul 10, 1918, the Senate voted 33–36 (HR 11945). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–21, Republicans 16–17. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 34 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
- 33
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 39
- Date
- Jul 10, 1918
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 21 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 17 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted yes
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE voted yes
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted yes
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL voted yes
- Harry Stewart New R-IN voted yes
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted yes
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- John Walter Smith D-MD voted yes
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted yes
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC voted yes
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted yes
- David Baird R-NJ voted yes
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted yes
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted yes
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- David Baird R-NJ
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- George William Norris R-NE
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Christie Benet D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- 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
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- 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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