Senate roll call 81 · 65th Congress · Jul 7, 1917
To amend H.R. 4961, by providing assurance of an adequate supply and distribution of foods and fuel, as essential to national security and defense. (p. 4491, p
On Jul 7, 1917, the Senate voted 45–37 (HR 4961). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 29–18, Republicans 17–20. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 35 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
- 45
- No
- 37
- Did not vote
- 27
- Date
- Jul 7, 1917
By party
- Democrats29 yes · 18 no · 15 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 20 no · 12 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO voted no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE voted no
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted no
- Park Trammell D-FL voted no
- Harry Stewart New R-IN voted yes
- James Eli Watson 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
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted yes
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted yes
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT voted no
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted yes
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted yes
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted no
- Boies Penrose R-PA voted yes
- Philander Chase Knox 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
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- 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
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- 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
- 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
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-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
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- 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
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- 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
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- 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
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- 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
- 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
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- 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
- Nathan Goff R-WV
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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