Senate roll call 96 · 65th Congress · Jul 21, 1917
To amend H.R. 4961, by elimimating minimum price of two dollars a bushel for wheat, in order to leave price-fixing with the board under President's instructions
On Jul 21, 1917, the Senate voted 35–46 (HR 4961). Result: failed. By party: Democrats 18–26, Republicans 17–21. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 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
- 35
- No
- 46
- Did not vote
- 29
- Date
- Jul 21, 1917
By party
- Democrats18 yes · 26 no · 18 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 21 no · 11 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL voted yes
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst 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
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted yes
- Ollie Murray James D-KY voted yes
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA voted yes
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA voted yes
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted yes
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Henry French Hollis D-NH voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV 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
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA voted yes
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted yes
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI voted yes
- Howard Sutherland R-WV voted yes
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Ollie Murray James D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Wingate Weeks R-MA
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- George William Norris R-NE
- Henry French Hollis D-NH
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Paul Oscar Husting D-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- John Franklin Shafroth D-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Willard Saulsbury Jr. D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Thomas William Hardwick D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Edgar Borah 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
- William Howard Thompson D-KS
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Robert Foligny Broussard D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- William Alden Smith R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- William Joel Stone D-MO
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Benjamin Ryan Tillman D-SC
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page 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
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- James Henry Brady R-ID
- 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
- James Kimble Vardaman D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- 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
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Francis Griffith Newlands D-NV
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Frederick William Mulkey R-OR
- Harry Lane D-OR
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Christie Benet D-SC
- William Pegues Pollock D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- 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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