Senate roll call 238 · 66th Congress · Mar 17, 1920
To table a reservation to the versailles treaty, providing that great britain and japan recognize the independence of ireland and the kingdom of korea, respecti
On Mar 17, 1920, the Senate voted 54–21. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 24–15, Republicans 31–7. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 22 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
- 54
- No
- 21
- Did not vote
- 24
- Date
- Mar 17, 1920
By party
- Democrats24 yes · 15 no · 11 didn’t vote
- Republicans31 yes · 7 no · 13 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted no
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted no
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE voted no
- John Frost Nugent D-ID voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted no
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted no
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted no
- George William Norris R-NE voted no
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted no
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV voted no
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted no
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted no
- John Knight Shields D-TN voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted no
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted no
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- 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
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
Did not vote
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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