Senate roll call 291 · 66th Congress · May 20, 1920
To amend H.R. 10378, (41 stat. 988, 6/5/20), a bill providing for the promotion and maintenance of the merchant marine, by striking the paragraph providing that
On May 20, 1920, the Senate voted 22–28 (HR 10378). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 12–20, Democrats 11–12. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 23 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
- 22
- No
- 28
- Did not vote
- 46
- Date
- May 20, 1920
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 12 no · 27 didn’t vote
- Republicans12 yes · 20 no · 19 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ voted yes
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ voted yes
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA voted yes
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO voted yes
- Park Trammell D-FL voted yes
- William Julius Harris D-GA voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- John Frost Nugent D-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Charles Curtis R-KS voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND voted yes
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted yes
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Reed Smoot R-UT voted yes
- William Henry King D-UT voted yes
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI voted yes
How each senator voted: Yes
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Park Trammell D-FL
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Did not vote
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Key Pittman D-NV
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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