Senate roll call 222 · 66th Congress · Mar 9, 1920
To amend reservation no. 14 of the versailles treaty, by assuming no obligation on the part of the United States to be bound by action of the league of nations
On Mar 9, 1920, the Senate voted 55–22. Result: passed. By party: Republicans 41–0, Democrats 15–22. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 15 members voted against their own party.
During the 66th Congress (1919–1920), Woodrow Wilson was president, and Republicans held majorities in both the House and Senate.
- Yes
- 55
- No
- 22
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Mar 9, 1920
By party
- Democrats15 yes · 22 no · 13 didn’t vote
- Republicans41 yes · 0 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted yes
- John Frost Nugent D-ID voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted yes
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV voted yes
- Key Pittman D-NV voted yes
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields 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
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- 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
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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