Senate roll call 273 · 66th Congress · Apr 9, 1920
To amend S. 3792, a bill reorganizing and increasing the efficiency of the United States army, by doing away with conscription in time of peace, and permitting
On Apr 9, 1920, the Senate voted 46–9 (S 3792). Result: passed. By party: Republicans 26–9, Democrats 25–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 11 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
- 46
- No
- 9
- Did not vote
- 39
- Date
- Apr 9, 1920
By party
- Democrats25 yes · 2 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Republicans26 yes · 9 no · 16 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT voted no
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL voted no
- Harry Stewart New R-IN voted no
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT voted no
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted no
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted no
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted no
- Key Pittman D-NV voted no
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY voted no
- Thomas Sterling R-SD voted no
- Miles Poindexter R-WA voted no
How each senator voted: Yes
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- 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
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
- Robert Marion La Follette 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
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Key Pittman D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
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
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- William Henry King D-UT
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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