Senate roll call 293 · 66th Congress · May 25, 1920
To amend H.R. 13587, the army appropriations bill, by authorizing the sale of the erie hawitzer plant (the cannon finishing plant) at erie, pennsylvania.
On May 25, 1920, the Senate voted 27–31 (HR 13587). Result: failed. By party: Republicans 16–17, Democrats 11–16. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted no. 27 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
- 27
- No
- 31
- Did not vote
- 41
- Date
- May 25, 1920
By party
- Democrats11 yes · 16 no · 23 didn’t vote
- Republicans16 yes · 17 no · 18 didn’t vote
Who broke with their party
- James Duval Phelan D-CA voted yes
- George Payne Mclean R-CT voted yes
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA voted yes
- John Frost Nugent D-ID voted yes
- William Edgar Borah R-ID voted yes
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL voted yes
- Arthur Capper R-KS voted yes
- Edward James Gay D-LA voted yes
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA voted yes
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD voted yes
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI voted yes
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN voted yes
- Knute Nelson R-MN voted yes
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS voted yes
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND voted yes
- George William Norris R-NE voted yes
- George Higgins Moses R-NH voted yes
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH voted yes
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM voted yes
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH voted yes
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR voted yes
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC voted yes
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN voted yes
- Morris Sheppard D-TX 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
- James Duval Phelan D-CA
- George Payne Mclean R-CT
- William Squire Kenyon R-IA
- John Frost Nugent D-ID
- William Edgar Borah R-ID
- Joseph Medill Mccormick R-IL
- Arthur Capper R-KS
- Edward James Gay D-LA
- David Ignatius Walsh D-MA
- Joseph Irwin France R-MD
- Charles Elroy Townsend R-MI
- Frank Billings Kellogg R-MN
- Knute Nelson R-MN
- Byron Patton (Pat) Harrison D-MS
- Porter James Mccumber R-ND
- George William Norris R-NE
- George Higgins Moses R-NH
- Henry Wilder Keyes R-NH
- Andrieus Aristieus Jones D-NM
- Atlee Pomerene D-OH
- Charles Linza Mcnary R-OR
- Nathaniel Barksdale Dial D-SC
- Kenneth Douglas Mckellar D-TN
- Morris Sheppard D-TX
- Reed Smoot R-UT
- William Henry King D-UT
- Irvine Luther Lenroot R-WI
How each senator voted: No
- Braxton Bragg Comer D-AL
- Oscar Wilder Underwood D-AL
- Henry Fountain Ashurst D-AZ
- Marcus Aurelius Smith D-AZ
- Charles Spalding Thomas D-CO
- Frank Bosworth Brandegee R-CT
- Lewis Heisler Ball R-DE
- Duncan Upshaw Fletcher D-FL
- Park Trammell D-FL
- Lawrence Yates Sherman R-IL
- Harry Stewart New R-IN
- James Eli Watson R-IN
- Augustus Owsley Stanley D-KY
- Henry Cabot Lodge R-MA
- John Walter Smith D-MD
- Bert Manfred Fernald R-ME
- Frederick Hale R-ME
- Selden Palmer Spencer R-MO
- John Sharp Williams D-MS
- Thomas James Walsh D-MT
- Furnifold McLendel Simmons D-NC
- Joseph Sherman Frelinghuysen R-NJ
- Charles Belknap Henderson D-NV
- James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. R-NY
- Warren Gamaliel Harding R-OH
- George Earle Chamberlain D-OR
- Philander Chase Knox R-PA
- Ellison DuRant Smith D-SC
- Claude Augustus Swanson D-VA
- Carroll Smalley Page R-VT
- Miles Poindexter R-WA
- Wesley Livsey Jones R-WA
- Francis Emroy Warren R-WY
Did not vote
- James Thomas Heflin D-AL
- John Hollis Bankhead D-AL
- Joseph Taylor Robinson D-AR
- William Fosgate Kirby D-AR
- Hiram Warren Johnson R-CA
- Lawrence Cowle Phipps R-CO
- Josiah Oliver Wolcott D-DE
- Hoke Smith D-GA
- William Julius Harris D-GA
- Albert Baird Cummins R-IA
- Frank Robert Gooding R-ID
- Charles Curtis R-KS
- John Crepps Wickliffe Beckham D-KY
- Joseph Eugene Ransdell D-LA
- Truman Handy Newberry R-MI
- James Alexander Reed D-MO
- Henry Lee Myers D-MT
- Lee Slater Overman D-NC
- Asle Jorgenson Gronna R-ND
- Gilbert Monell Hitchcock D-NE
- Walter Evans Edge R-NJ
- Albert Bacon Fall R-NM
- Key Pittman D-NV
- William Musgrave Calder R-NY
- Frank Bartlett Willis R-OH
- Robert Latham Owen D-OK
- Thomas Pryor Gore D-OK
- Boies Penrose R-PA
- LeBaron Bradford Colt R-RI
- Peter Goelet Gerry D-RI
- Edwin Stockton Johnson D-SD
- Thomas Sterling R-SD
- John Knight Shields D-TN
- Charles Allen Culberson D-TX
- Carter Glass D-VA
- Thomas Staples Martin D-VA
- William Paul Dillingham R-VT
- Robert Marion La Follette R-WI
- Davis Elkins R-WV
- Howard Sutherland R-WV
- John Benjamin Kendrick D-WY
Other votes
From Voteview roll call records.
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