Senate roll call 248 · 66th Congress · Mar 18, 1920
To amend a reservation to the versailles treaty, by providing that the United States adhere to the principle of self-determination in declaring its sympathy wit
On Mar 18, 1920, the Senate voted 34–46. Result: failed. By party: Democrats 13–30, Republicans 23–18. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 31 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
- 34
- No
- 46
- Did not vote
- 17
- Date
- Mar 18, 1920
By party
- Democrats13 yes · 30 no · 7 didn’t vote
- Republicans23 yes · 18 no · 10 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR voted yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO voted no
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted no
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE voted yes
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE voted no
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA voted no
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL voted no
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted no
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Frederick Hale R-ME voted no
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted no
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted no
- James Alexander Reed D-MO voted yes
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE voted yes
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ voted no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY voted no
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted no
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK voted yes
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR voted yes
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD voted yes
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX voted yes
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI voted no
- Davis Elkins R-WV voted no
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Harry Stewart New 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
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- 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
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- William Henry King D-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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