Senate roll call 71 · 65th Congress · Jul 6, 1917
To amend H.R. 4961, by forbidding the use of foods, fruits, food, materials, or feeds in production of distilled, vinous, malt, or fermented liquors, except for
On Jul 6, 1917, the Senate voted 34–52 (HR 4961). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–35, Republicans 22–18. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 31 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
- 34
- No
- 52
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Jul 6, 1917
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 35 no · 14 didn’t vote
- Republicans22 yes · 18 no · 9 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted no
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted yes
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Harry Stewart New R-IN voted no
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted no
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted no
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted no
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted no
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted no
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted no
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted no
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted no
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted yes
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- James Henry Brady R-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
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- George Brown Martin D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Walter Guion D-LA
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Irving Webster Drew R-NH
- Jacob Harold Gallinger R-NH
- David Baird R-NJ
- William Hughes D-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
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