Senate roll call 252 · 66th Congress · Mar 18, 1920
To adopt a reservation to the versailles treaty, adhering to the principal of self-determination and to a resolution of sympathy with ireland's aspirations for
On Mar 18, 1920, the Senate voted 38–36. Result: passed. By party: Democrats 25–16, Republicans 17–20. It was a split vote: the parties took opposite sides, with some members crossing over. 33 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
- 38
- No
- 36
- Did not vote
- 23
- Date
- Mar 18, 1920
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 16 no · 9 didn’t vote
- Republicans17 yes · 20 no · 14 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL voted no
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR voted no
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas 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
- Hoke Smith D-GA voted no
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- James Eli Watson R-IN voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY voted no
- Edward James Gay D-LA voted no
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted yes
- John Sharp Williams D-MS voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted no
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted no
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI voted yes
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted no
- William Henry King D-UT voted no
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA voted no
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA voted yes
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI voted yes
- Howard Sutherland R-WV voted yes
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
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- 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
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- 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
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- 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
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- William Henry King D-UT
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
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
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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