Senate roll call 75 · 65th Congress · Jul 7, 1917
To amend H.R. 4961, by giving the President power to withdraw distilled liquors in bond if required in the public interest. (p. 4767-1)
On Jul 7, 1917, the Senate voted 38–45 (HR 4961). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 31–16, Republicans 7–29. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 23 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
- 38
- No
- 45
- Did not vote
- 28
- Date
- Jul 7, 1917
By party
- Democrats31 yes · 16 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans7 yes · 29 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE voted no
- Park Trammell D-FL voted no
- Harry Stewart New R-IN voted yes
- William Howard Thompson D-KS voted no
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted yes
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted no
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- 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
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- James Hamilton Lewis D-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- 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
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- 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
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- 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
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Xenophon Pierce Wilfley D-MO
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- 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
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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